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GANESH CHATURTHI

Ganesh Festival is one of the main festivals celebrated blissfully and joyfully all over India. Lord Ganesh a elephant

headed god is believed to be God of power and wisdom. In India, people worship Ganesh before initiating any work.

Ganesh Festival is birthday of Lord Ganesh and beautifully decorated idols of different sizes are made for sale by specially

skilled artisans. Ganesh festival or Ganesh Chaturthi starts with the installation of these Ganesh statues in colourfully

decorated temporary structures in every locality.

The festival is also the time for cultural activities like singing,theatre performances, orchestra and community activities.

On final day of celebration, Ganesh idol is taken through the streets in a procession accompanied with dancing, singing,

and fanfare to be immersed in a river. This is the ritual known as Ganesh Visarjan. All join in this final procession

shouting “Ganapati Bappa Morya, Pudhachya Varshi Laukar ya” (means O lord Ganesha, come again early next year).

Everybody loves to decorate Ganesh idols beautifully and celebrate Ganesh festival with great zeal. But the most serious

impact of the Ganesh festival on environment is due to the immersion of idols. The immersion of idols made out of

chemical materials causes significant water pollution. The use of thermocol and plastic in pandals as well as for garlands

and other decorations increases non biodegradable waste. The toxic waste from these materials kills plant and animal life

in the water bodies. Celebrating eco-friendly Ganesh festival enables you to celebrate festival grandly without harming

environment and other living beings. Following are some useful tips for celebrating eco-friendly Ganesh festival.

Use Eco Friendly Ganesh idol: As going green is the new mantra, say no to idols made of chemical, Plaster of paris,

clay, plastic, thermocol (polystyrene). Opt for natural, biodegradable material so that after immersions (visarjan) it does

not pollute water and surroundings. Natural products can be used to make the idol such as unbaked clay, coconut, paint

with natural colours, etc.

15 Ways To Celebrate Eco-friendly Ganesh Festival

Limit Size and number of Ganesh Idols in your community: Bigger size idols take much space. The height of the

Ganesh idol should be limited maximum to 5 feet or 1.5 meters. Rather than keeping the idol for exhibition, the rituals of

the festival should be performed properly. Huge idols also consume more clay or POP for its making, adding more waste to

environment. It is difficult for immersion also as it takes time for dissolving in water and sometimes it does not dissolve

completely hurting people’s sentiments. It also leads to traffic congestion and difficult to transport.

Save Energy: Switch on decorative lights during the “aarti” or “pooja” and evenings only when necessary. Replace

traditional bulbs such as incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFL).Use energy efficient CFL tubes instead

of bulbs to save electricity. Coloured papers can also be wrapped on bulbs to give more colours rather than buying

expensive bulbs.

Natural colours for Rangoli: Use natural biodegradable colours for making Rangoli such as turmeric, henna, mehendi,

rice powder, gulaal. Such colours do not pose a threat to human health and do not affect the environment also.

Eco friendly Decoration: In festivals people generally use plastic and non-degradable material. These materials add

more danger to our environment when dumped as garbage later. You can use instead paper flowers or natural flowers for

decoration. Natural materials like cloth, wood, paper can be used to make dolls, puppets, and bells to decorate around

Ganapati idol. Make beautiful paper decoration instead of thermocol, which is also not degradable.

Ban Plastic: Offerings, Prasad, fruits which are carried to pandals are thrown here and there as garbage. Nobody takes

care of that and it pollutes the environment. So Say No to Plastic Bags. Instead cloth bags can be encouraged which is

very comfortable to carry, biodegradable and can be reused later. Discourage the use of Plastic Bags for disposing

“Nirmalya” and other offerings and these should be disposed in a paper bag. Use natural plates like banana leaves instead

of plastic plates for distributing Prasad. Disposable, non biodegradable plates, plastic sheets etc .affect the environment.

Refrain from Noise Pollution: Avoid playing loud music which might create disturbance to others. Mridangam, Tabla and such

low sound instruments can be used instead. Loudspeakers can create problem to hospitals, old age homes, and educational

institutes. Speakers and microphones should be played between 6am and 10pm and people should abide by the rules. Avoid

bursting firecrackers. Firecrackers will also affect the hearing of small children as well as aged people of the community. There is

no rule as such to burst crackers. Firecrackers emit fumes which are harmful to health. They pose a threat to patients and public

health.

Limit number of public pandals: More pandals means more noise more pollution and more dumped garbage. Instead of

celebrating the same festivals at different pandals, make a huge pandal in the community and all the community members and

people from neighborhoods can come and jointly celebrate the festival which will also reduce the number of immersions at the later

stage.

Awareness on Green Ganesh or Eco-friendly Ganesh: Understand the concept of the Ganesh festival in its true sense and its

effects on our Mother Nature. More and more eco friendly ways should be developed and awareness should be spread among

people. Prizes should be distributed to communities who promote eco friendly ways of celebrating festivals which will encourage

others. Posters and videos can be shown among apartments sharing knowledge about eco friendly ways. Awareness drives and

workshops should be conducted.

Artificial immersion tank: The same water body used for immersion will be used for irrigation or drinking purpose which might

cause health hazards later. Use can use artificial tank or artificial immersion tank instead of natural water source like river, lake

or pond.

Compost pit for organic material: Collect separately after the festivals, the offerings of flowers, garlands often called

“Nirmalya” and other organic material and put them in a community built compost pit. This compost material can be used to

fertilize your garden. If you must immerse them, wrap them in newspapers instead of polythene bags as paper is biodegradable.

Dried flowers can be used later to make natural colours or decorative paper for gifts.

Symbolic immersion: Instead of immersing Ganesh idol in a water body, it can be symbolically immersed at home.

Some people use a metal or stone idol and symbolically immerse this in a bucket of water, or even carry it in procession

to the sea, hold it under the water, and then bring it back home for the next year. A betel nut in place of the actual idol

can be immersed in a bucket of water. Another way of immersion can be sprinkling a few drops of water on the idol and

then wiping it off and keeping it for next year’s use.

Form a group or team for celebrating Eco Friendly Ganesh festival in your neighbourhood: Spread

awareness by forming a group or a team in your community. Teach your younger generation and others the good

effects of celebrating eco friendly Ganesh Festival.

Ban Ganesha made of Plaster of Paris or hazardous chemicals: Ensure this Ganesh Festival, your apartment

community or neighbourhoods buy Green Ganesha and ensure you support or ban Plaster of Paris (PoP) Idols or idols

made of hazardous chemical. These materials add up more damage to the environment. Spread awareness on the use

of eco ganesha and drawbacks of hazardous chemicals and its effects on environment.

3Rs-Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: There are three key factors when thinking about how to recycle – The 3 R’s. The

three R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle – all help to cut down on the amount of waste we throw away. Reduce is best way

to manage waste. Reuse products in different ways. Recycling the Ganesh festival flowers and festival leftovers is

another way to manage waste. Make natural colour from flowers such as marigold and other festival leftovers can be

used to make compost.

Enjoy Ganesh Chaturthi but also respect the nature. Encourage people to use environmentally safe idols and

decoration. Collect offerings of flowers and other organic material and put them in a compost pit for fertilizing your garden.

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