Green Ganesh

         

The festival is quite near, so thought of sharing with you all before it is too late !!

As the title suggests and as the 'present' demands from us, we should celebrate this year's Ganesh Chaturthi keeping in mind that it should be environment friendly. Everywhere, in every field our Mother Earth needs to be saved for nobody else but for Us , for ourselves, for our better and safe future.

Idols of Ganesh ji are made from Plaster of Paris. Have you ever thought how harmful it is ?These idols can be severly damaging to the eco system as they take a long time to dissolve in the sea and also destroy aquatic life. Also the paints and chemicals enter into the food chain . An alternative to this is to make the idols of clay. These can be prepared by paper or metals also. Its true that paper Ganeshji can not be immersed in water and metals can also prove harmful to water animals so for that we can bring out the idol back and decorate it every year during the festival. As it is , it has been observed that the day after the immersion, heaps of broken legs and hands of the figure are found near the sea. Is it not our responsibility to keep our environment clean ? When we are gaining immense pleasure in worshipping our God, is it not our duty to maintain the beauty of the nature created by the same God ?

Instead of keeping an idol in every house , a common idol for the society can be kept at a common place. Besides cleaner environment, the money will be saved, the friendly relationship among the neighbours will be encouraged and the festive mood will enhance .Now a days people have started adopting artificial immersion. They create an artificial pond, big enough to accomodate many idols. Later on, the remaining parts are used in various factories for useful productions.This is a big step towards greener Ganesh Chaturthi.

HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI !!

KEEP SMILING :)