31/08/2022
Ganesh chaturthi a popular Indian festival, is celebrated every year in the month of Bhadrapada (AugustโSeptember) with fervour across India. It marks Lord Ganeshโs arrival from Kailash Parvat with mother Goddess Parvati.
People in the earlier times crafted idols of Ganesha using clay dough made at home. They put their love and devotion, their mind and body, their time and hard work into building these glorious figurines. By doing so, they gave Nature what it deserved: Utmost Respect. This is just one aspect of environmental conservation whilst enthusiastic celebration.
With the advent of professionalism and industry, incidences of crafting Ganesha idols at home have considerably reduced. People, no matter how devoted, have started welcoming ready-made idols instead. Though the devotion stays but some reverence and benevolence is lost.
What we as protectors of Mother Nature should cognize is that,
โProtection of our integrity, worship, values and beliefs is mandatory to survival
