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Best Ways to Celebrate Eco Friendly Ganpati Without Harming the Environment

India is a land of festivals. Every region across varying terrains having its own unique culture, stories, traditions, and rituals that match with its geography, seasons and yet convey the beauty of life in its myriad hues. Festivals are an amazing way to express this beauty in an atmosphere of bonhomies, love, affection, and happiness. They offer individuals and families a chance to reach out to each other, socialize and celebrate the goodness of life. Since most festivals are based on religious beliefs they are in consonance with traditional laws of nature and are a way for people to express their gratitude towards nature and promote values, traditions, and spirituality. 

Since India is home to so many distinct and amazing cultures and faiths, it is home to a wider variety of celebrations all year-round. Every festival gives all Indians a chance to come together and celebrate the bounties of nature, be thankful for the good things in life, donate and be charitable and celebrate with tasty dishes and colorful dresses across the length and breadth of the country. 

One festival that is celebrated across all the country with great zest and fervor is Ganeshotsav. Also called Ganesh Chaturthi the 11-day festival routine is dedicated to the Hindu deity Ganesha- the Elephant headed god considered as the doyen god and the bestower of knowledge and wisdom is very popular in Hindu culture with his round belly and calm nature making him a much loved god amongst children and grown-ups too.

Although the festival may be marked across the country in various forms, it is in the state of Maharashtra that the festival is celebrated at its absolute best and with unmatchable energy. The festival is celebrated in a unique way. Devotees welcome Lord Ganesha into their homes by bringing in a Ganpati idol, decorating it, and venerating in their capacities for a period of 1,3,5,7,9 or 11 days.  During this celebration, the hosts invite their families, friends, near and dear ones for paying their obeisance to the lord and enjoying the Prasad or offering while socializing with each other. often a common feast is organized and the preparations are distributed amongst all present and the needy. 

The current method of celebrating the occasion was initiated as a way for nationalists fighting for India's Independence from the British by revolutionary leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak who used the occasion of Ganeshotsav to organize meetings and generate social support for the freedom struggle amongst the common public.

This also gave rise to the practice of affluent groups and political parties organizing a common pandal with a common idol open to all people to visit and seek blessings. Such groups invest in getting big idols as also sprucing up the stage to look bigger and better in a bid to attract more devotees, donations, and thus outdo each other. This competition has resulted in the creation of large-sized idols and industrialization of art that was traditionally done by small-time artisans and now employing professionals in large numbers, using skeletons and stilts along with harmful chemicals to make the idols lightweight and ensure they do not break during transit.

As a result, the celebrations have resulted in a large amount of pollution and damage to the environment and life too. Idols are made from plaster of Paris and use synthetic paints. The send-off ceremony for ganeshotsav sees the idols being immersed in water bodies like rivers and seas. Idols made from synthetic materials do not dissolve in water completely and remain in the bodies slowly lacing out the poison that kills a lot of marine life. As they do dissolve they also give rise to the garbage that is dumped on the banks and coasts by the water bodies contributing to pollution of the surroundings. 

Seeing this plight, many people, the youth, and various NGOs are coming forward to spread the idea of celebrating an eco-friendly Ganeshotsav. This is being done by promoting the use of Eco-friendly Ganesh Murti. Eco-friendly Ganesh Murti or idols are made from recycled paper and natural clay. The sizes are small but the effect is large! The idols are colored using natural colors also. Thus these idols on being immersed in water dissolve completely without damaging the environment leaving no residue and also no toxins that harm the marine life. Since the idols are small they can be prepared by small-time artisans using local techniques that are long lost thus improving their aesthetic beauty and providing employment to many thus with an alternate source of income! Also since these idols are relatively small but heavy they have to be sourced locally thus preventing fuel wastage in transport! Alongside this, an added benefit is that they can be immersed after the festivities in the home itself and the water used for gardening purposes. This is especially helpful in times like these pandemic ones where social distancing is the norm.

EcoGanesha is a great option if you're looking to buy beautiful and homely Shadu Mati or clay idols that are sure to add a moon to your celebrations and at the same time truly convey your prayers to the almighty with a complimentary pooja kit free! Help us do good for mother Earth. visit ecoganesha.com and order your idol this Ganeshotsav!

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Hopes of environmental conservation drift by as were immaterial, as India, on top of its underlying bodies deciding to chop forests in Mumbai and Andhra, prepares for its annual pollution parade of immersing huge plaster idols in water bodies, and the religious and the devout parade their excuses too, and that's just those who at least care enough to pretend to care about the environment, while the rest don't even give a shit. The excuses range from "everyone's doing it" to "we're doing it in artificial ponds", as if that water's gonna magically disappear 😂, to "so many have begun using eco-friendly idols", as if the eco friendly ones account for more than 5% of the total quantity of dumping, with the average plaster idols ranging between 15 - 20 feet, the biggest ones well over 50 feet each, whilst the eco-friendly ones average below 5. And many mud idols sport decorations and paints that are poisonous to marine life. This festival is just a bare faced, medieval joke on environmental conservation efforts in the country and just a reflection of the inflated ego of the far right ideology, as they, every year, rally this festival as if it were a show of strength. It is really pitiful and brutish because the idols need not be as tall or as flamboyant, if the purpose of this festival really is remotely spiritual or devotional, where an idol that's a foot tall would do. Such a pity that a generation that is vastly more educated than its previous ones is running into such superstitious traditions, so blindly. ~A.J. . #saveaareyforest #saveaarey #ganeshchaturthi #ganeshchathurthi #ganeshchaturthi2019 #ganeshnimarjan #ganeshnimarjanam #ganeshimmersion #ganeshimmersion2019 #ganeshimmersionisenvironmentaldisaster #stopganeshimmersion #plasterofparisidols #ecofriendlyidols #ecofriendlyganesha #nomininginnallamala #notouraniummining #saynotouraniummining #saynotouraniummininginnallamala #saveamrabadtigerreserve #savetigers #writersofhyderabad #writersofindia #poetsofindia #poetsofhyderabad #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #poemsgram #TID #theinkeddreams #hymnofhues (at Dhoolpet) https://www.instagram.com/p/B18wbKHlexD/?igshid=1246hwbty68ew

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SminkUp and Team Wishing you all a happy #GaneshChaturthi!! A humble request to all of you to switch to eco-friendly idols and avoid social gatherings amid the global crisis. 🙏 @sminkupofficial #SminkUp #ganeshchaturthi #vinayakachavithi #clayganesha #ecofriendlyidol #echofriendlyganesha (at SminkUp - Makeup Artist's Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CELWpHmAUQt/?igshid=tw2pe6ybuzso

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Start of the Ganesh festivel with 1st Idol Making Workshop at Urja Studio Cafe, Wakad Special gust from Russia for Eco Friendly Ganesha Idol Making workshop #corporateevents #corporates #shadumatimurti #shadumatiganpati #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyidol #murtimaking #thingstodoinpune #puneworkshops #punestories #eventsinpune #eventspace #doityourself #artistoninstagram (at Urja Studio Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0v_w9GJs3d/?igshid=1oxhhiza9a3j7

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This Ganpati go Eco- Friendly with the idols that are 100% dissolvable

India is a land of festivals. Each and every region of the country has its own special and distinct culture. They also celebrate their special festivals and cultures that are made of local celebrations and dishes that are delicious. They help celebrate the unity in diversity that is the pride of our country.

one of the major festivals that is observed across the country is Ganeshotsav. Ganeshotsav is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesh- the Elephant headed god who is a major deity in Hinduism and is adored by a large number of devotees both children and adults. Ganesha is considered the lord of knowledge and wisdom in the Hindu culture. 

Ganeshotsav is celebrated all across the country but it is at its best and most colorful in the state of Maharashtra! Maharashtrians are known to celebrate ganeshotsav with the best fervor and at the most immense sizes of Ganpati idols. People welcome Lord Ganesh in the form of idols for a period ranging from 1 to 11 days at their homes after which they bid adieu to the lord by immersing the idols in water as a gesture to signify the lord returning to his home. Both the welcome and the farewell are accompanied by music, chants, and celebrations.

Many societies get together and organize a common pandal with a Ganesh idol for devotees to come to visit and seek blessings of the lord. While marking the occasion with prayers, preparation of special eats, inviting relatives and close friends for a Pooja and get together is the common underlying theme. The aim is also to forget old arguments and come together to mark occasions and reach out to help the needy. Many people make donations to the ganeshotsav pandal and this is used for making prasad and organizing a common meal for everyone. 

The festival of ganeshotsav also has an underlying national spirit. Bal Gangadhar Tilak the freedom fighter used ganeshotsav as a way to organize the masses for freedom struggle and can be considered as the father of modern ganeshotsav and the pandal culture as well. 

Today, from humble origins many ganeshotsav pandals have grown to be the state's biggest with a competition to outdo each other. What was earlier an art of sculpting idols passed down generations has now become a symbol of pride and ego with the artists making the largest and biggest idols with the most expensive techniques to stay in business and beat the competition. people to have moved over the common hosting and celebration and use the occasion not show off their possessions by bringing home costlier idols. 

However all this competition and business has had an adverse effect too. Most modern idols though large in size are made from Plaster of Paris (POP) on a skeleton made from bamboo or even plastics and molds that manufacture multiple idols in the same set by applying industrial processes. The colors used are synthetic and acrylic. Hence when the idols are immersed in water they do not dissolve completely and the paints pollute the water killing all marine life and causing irritation, not the eyes, nose, ears. The idols and their remains continue to pollute the water body for long after they are left there. The flowers and other organic substances left behind by devotees are not managed properly and cause added pollution. As idols are immersed in large pools of water, common water bodies, and the sea, the pollutants are widespread along with the toxic causing major damage. 

However, now people are waking up to the harmful effects as mass education and various NGOs are spreading awareness. The idea is to celebrate the occasion in an eco-friendly way. How? The celebration revolves around the Ganesh idol. The aim is to promote the sale of Eco-friendly Ganesha idols in Mumbai and other major cities. Eco-friendly Ganesh idols are made either from recycled materials or natural soil with nature-derived paints. Hence when immersed in water they dissolve completely and do not leave behind any remains or harmful toxins for long. They are also cheaper to make as compared to other big idols and can be made and sold by small-time artisans also thus providing them employment.

Why use dissolvable Eco-friendly idols in Mumbai?

Mumbai is located on the sea coast and has a limited area and source of water. The sea coast and beaches are therefore used by the public, in general, to immerse the Ganesha idols after celebrations. Every year devotees line up in Lakhs to immerse idols of all sizes in the Arabain sea at all major beaches of Mumbai. The idols most of which are POP made do not dissolve easily and thus keep rotting in the seawater for days to come. This creates a large amount of pollution and all the waste is dumped back by the sea on the beaches making them look like a garbage yard and creating pollution and problems for residents and everyone else. In a bid to keep the beaches clean the administrations promote Ganesh idols immersion in artificial water bodies but they are few and far in between and cannot accommodate everyone

Using Ecofriendly Ganesh idols will not only solve this problem of reducing pollution of the seas but the fact that since they are completely soluble in water 100% they can be immersed at home also and people do not need to go to the beaches in large numbers.

We at EcoGanesha.com are doing our bit to keep the environment clean by promoting 100% soluble Shadu Mati clay idols this Ganeshotsav and request all devotees to celebrate the festival sustainably. Get the best Shadu Mati idols at the best prices only on Ecoganehsa.com 

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Why is Celebrating Eco-Friendly Ganpati Important in Todays World ?

With the winter waning and the spring arriving, India will witness a host of festivals in the months of February-March. One of the most prominent festivals to be celebrated during this occasion is the Maghi Ganeshotsav or Maghi Ganesh Chaturthi. Although this festival is marked across the country in various forms, it is the state of Maharashtra where the festival is celebrated in its biggest form with a  lot of pomp and zest. The celebrations are very unique. With the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown in 2020, all festivals were celebrated in every sober way with no big and colorful or ostentatious display. In view of this, in 2021, the Maghi Ganeshotsav is expected to be special.  Devotees will welcome Lord Ganesha into their homes by bringing in a Ganpati idol, venerating the idol and organizing get together following social distancing rules in their capacities for a period of 1,3,5,7,9 or 11 days.  During this celebration, the hosts generally call along with their families, friends, near and dear ones for paying their obeisance to the lord. There's a lot of enjoyment as people consume the specially prepared Prasad or offering while socializing with each other. Children are all too excited to wear new clothes and meet up with cousins and extended family members. At many places, a common feast is organized and the preparations are distributed amongst all present alongside making donations and charity to the needy.

 The current method of celebrating the occasion has a historic significance. Inspired by the Maratha empire where the Peshwas organized a mega congregation during Ganeshotsav, the present form of celebration was initiated by nationalists fighting for India's Independence from the British in Saurashtra. Led by the revolutionary leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak who used Ganeshotsav to set up Pandals or stalls where he organized meetings and generated social support for the freedom struggle amongst the common public.

After the independence of India and the subsequent formation of the state of Maharashtra; This also gave rise to the practice of affluent groups and political parties organizing a common pandal with a common idol open to all people to visit and seek blessings. Such groups are still highly active and every year they invest in getting the biggest idols, sprucing up the stage to look bigger and better to attract more devotees, donations, to outdo each other. This competition has resulted in the creation of workshops that spring up just before the festival to create large-sized idols and industrialization of art that was traditionally a domain of small-time artisans, now employing professionals in large numbers, using skeletons made of wooden frames and stilts along with harmful chemicals like Plaster of Paris and synthetic paints to make the idols lightweight and ensure they do not break during transport.

As a result, today the Ganeshotsav celebrations have resulted in a large amount of pollution and damage to the environment as well as life too. Idols are made from Plaster of Paris and use synthetic paints. The send-off ceremony for ganeshotsav sees the idols being immersed in water bodies like rivers and sea on the final day of the Pooja. Since the Idols are made from synthetic materials they do not dissolve in water completely and remain in the bodies slowly giving out the poison that kills a lot of marine life. This creates a large amount of water pollution and damages many water bodies too. As the idols made from POP and synthetic materials do not decompose they also give rise to the garbage that is dumped on the banks and coasts by the water bodies contributing to pollution of the surroundings. 

To get over the problem without having to do away with the celebrations many people are coming up with various alternatives to reduce water pollution and promote sustainability. The most successful and commonly promoted idea is to go for Eco-friendly Ganesha idols. Eco-friendly Ganesh idols are idols that are made from natural materials, organic sources and which can degrade in a way that is easy, short time and does not harm the environment at all. Many of these are made using natural clay or Shadu Mati that is considered traditionally auspicious. Also since the clay is totally natural when immersed in water the idol dissolves completely without leaving a trace or damaging the marine life or the ecosystem. 

Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in an eco-friendly way is very important as we know that less than 1% of the total fresh water in the world that can be used for drinking purposes is available in our country. With an ever-growing population, rapid industrialization, and reduction of forests, it is important for all of us to conserve water so that we can survive in the future. Polluting the water bodies with inorganic and non-degradable things will make the water unfit for drinking and cause serious illness.

At ecoganesha.com, our aim is to do our bit to keep the environment clean and free of pollution. We promote the use of sustainable ways to celebrate the festivals and are receiving a lot of love and support for this initiative. If you're looking for the perfect eco-friendly Ganesha idol for your home or celebration, we have a range of options for you. The idols are made by local craftsmen using recycled paper, organic clay, and red soil or Shadu Mati. Thus we are able to generate sustainable jobs for small-time artisans and promote as well as nurture their art. 

Check out ecoganesha.com today and order your EcoGanesha thus truly paying obeisance to the lord by nurturing the world he has created !

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Welcome Ganesh chaturthi, by creating a clay Ganesha idol yourself. Of all the materials clay is considered to closely represent the earth element governed by lord Ganesha. Locally known as Shadu matti, it is an eco-friendly and auspicious medium for murti. We invite you to this interesting workshop where you would learn the art of sculpture making from clay, guided by experienced artist. You would be happy to take home your own version Ganesh idol. Date-Time: 4-August-2019, Sunday 11 am to 3 pm Venue: Urja Studio Cafe, Off Datta Mandir Rd., Opposite Omega Paradise Gate-1, Wakad Age Group: Open to all age groups Rest material would be provided at the workshop Things you have to carry 1 Liter empty water bottle 1 medium size bowl Napkin Big flat plate or a thick board to carry your idol back home Fees: 800 . (Inclusive of material) Intake: Limited seats Book your seat at 9730557776 #ganeshidolmaking #shadumatimurti #shadumatiganpati #ecofriendly ##ecofriendlyidol #gogreen #greenpune #punefestival #festivalofpune #ganeshchaturthi #wakadworkshop #weekendsinpune #eventsinpunethisweekend (at Urja Studio Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0iOqM1pxbb/?igshid=1gypf5o2uo8po