Go Eco Friendly With Artificial Immersion Pond

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, people celebrate Ganesh festival with much pomp and splendor. Ganesh festival is also known as Ganesh Chaturthi. It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesh-son of Lord Shiva and Parvati.  On the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, people decorate their homes and organize some bhajans or play some devotional music. On the last day people immerse the idols in a water body. The immersion is done with people shouting “Ganapati Bappa Morya, Purcha Varshi Laukariya” which means praying to Lord Ganesha to come back in next year.

Green Ganesha or Eco Friendly Ganesh Festival

Eco-friendly Ganesha or Green Ganesha is new mantra where spreading awareness among the people about pollution free Ganesh festival is main objective or goal. These days, clay has been replaced by plaster of Paris and the natural hues by chemical paints, both of which are hazardous to the environment. The day after the immersion, shoals of dead fish can be seen floating on the surface of the water body as a result of this sudden increase in the level of acidity in the water.

Eco-friendly Ganesh festival enables you to celebrate festival grandly without harming environment and other living beings. Avoiding the use of idols made from POP, using natural colors for idol decoration, ban on thermocol or plastic as decorations or accessories, artificial ponds etc are some ways to reduce the environmental damage.

Immersion in artificial ponds

Ganesh Chaturthi has become a big business opportunity for idol manufacturers and each and every family will bring their own Ganesh idol for celebrating Ganesh festival.  The Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganesh celebrations end with the immersion of Ganesh idol in water. Traditionally Ganesh idols are immersed in natural water bodies such as lake, ponds, Streams etc. The drawback or impact is water pollution caused by the immersion of Plaster of Paris idols into natural water bodies.

A growing awareness about the water pollution initiates Municipal Corporation or Civic body with co-operation of RWA and NGOs introduce awareness campaign on the concept of immersing idols in artificial ponds. Artificial ponds are eco-friendly and response for eco-friendly immersions looks encouraging.

Guidelines and Recommendations

Ganesh festival in 2011 falls on September 01.Being Ganesh festival one of the biggest festivals in the country and people being emotionally attached to it makes civic body or government to take a stand and make some stringent laws. But it is our duty to save our environment. Following are useful guidelines or recommendations to save natural water bodies and effective use of artificial ponds

• Use green Ganesha or eco-friendly Ganesh made of clay and decorate them with natural colors. Always go for those made of unbaked natural clay, natural fiber, or even recycled paper.

• Encourage immersing the idol only in a water tank or artificial ponds constructed by the government

• Use of painted idols should be discouraged.  In case painted idols are used, water soluble and non-toxic natural dyes may be used.

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• People should be encouraged to go for smaller size idols.

• Form a group or team to spread awareness on saving natural water bodies.

• Prior to immersion of Ganesh idol, collect worship material either for recycling or composting

• At the immersion sites, burning of solid wastes should not be allowed.

• If you are going to be a part of immersion rituals soon, celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi eco-friendly way at artificial ponds.