Celebrating Eco-friendly Ganesh festival

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Go Eco Friendly With Artificial Immersion Pond

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

People in Indian are in festival mood with celebrating Independence Day, Krishna Janmashtami and now much awaited festival where Muslims waits for their Ramzan and Hindus looking ahead for much awaited Ganesh Festival in 2011. Ganesh festival starts with the installation of Lord Ganesh idols in homes and mandaps. Every year, between August and September, [...]

Eco-Friendly Ganesh Festival in Your Community

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

The most serious impact of the Ganesh festival on the natural environment is due to the immersion of idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) into lakes, rivers and the sea. POP contains chemicals such as gypsum, Sulphur, phosphorus, and magnesium. The dyes used to color these idols contain mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lead, and carbon. [...]