Ganesh Chaturthi is a widely celebrated Hindu festival in India in honor of god Ganapati or Ganesha. It was introduced by Mr. Bhausaheb Laxman Javale in 1892 in Pune to unite people. It falls in Bhadrapada as per Hindu calendar and anywhere between months of August to September as per Gregorian calendar. In this Article we are going to see Effects of Ganapati Festival on Environment and the most appropriate Eco Sensitive solutions for traditional ceremonie
On Ganesh Chaturthi, many worshipers or devotees bring Ganapati idol (small clay statues) for ten days. In those ten days people visit relatives, nearer public Ganesh Idols. Also devotees listen to spiritual songs and offer flowers, Modak, Durva etc. Each day ends with singing Aarti in honor of Ganapati, other gods and saints. Though Ganesh festival is celebrated in India, the maximum enthusiasm is seen in Maharashtra State.
When the Ganesh Chaturthi festival is around the corner, the whole nation is all set to celebrate one of its biggest festivals and ready to welcome Lord Ganesha into their homes. Every year when this festival comes it not only brings happiness but also some serious issues along with it like huge traffic jams and the immersion of Ganpti’s idols in the sea and rivers which later causes water pollution.
Many NGO’s and social groups are coming up with awareness programs and many other different initiatives to spread awareness among the masses about the pollution and other problems being caused by such rituals. But in a country like India where any issue raised on religion often becomes a topic of mass riots it has always been difficult to put religion and logic side by side. Many a time’s social activists are termed anti nationalists or community atheists. And this debate and protest is never limited to any one religion in a diversified country like India.
