Ganpati is coming!!! While
it is a cause of joy for many, some of us find it disturbing. Not for the fact
that it is Ganesh Chaturthi, but for the immense traffic issues, loud noises,
increased pollution level and wastage of money. Puja, meditation, self-cleansing
is excellent, however, is it necessary to invest so much money in building
larger than life effigies that would ultimately go in our already dirty water
bodies at the end of 11 days.
We are faced with so much
of natural and man-made disasters that these funds can be directed towards
helping those are affected and in needs to basically SURVIVE… That being the
first point, which God would like to come and stay with you if you cause so
much noise pollution with a huge band party, god forsaken fire crackers and
loudspeakers screaming the latest item numbers in vogue. I honestly doubt that
Lord Ganesha would like to know if Mary
is sau takka teri or not… Gods must be crazy to arrive and stay at such a
place and that too for 11 days.
I am a proud Hindu and as
a part of my tradition worshiping the Gods come naturally.
However, I believe
that just because we built huge idols to celebrate Ganpati, Durga Puja, Kali
Puja and others in the yesteryears, we should continue doing it now. It seems to me that nowadays more than the actual
devotion, the pompous show has gotten the upper hand.
Times are changing and we
need to be more careful towards our planet now. I may sound like a lunatic here
but we are torturing Earth so much that there will come a time when we will not
have a planet to live in.
In simple words, I am not
bitter towards any religion’s beliefs; it is the redundant grandiose I am
against…
Totally agree! The festivals reeks of filth and waste more than joy and devotion. First and foremost Plaster of Paris idols with toxic paints should be BANNED! Next is loudspeakers and fire crackers. It's time of move from the physical world to virtual. People are going virtual with music, photos and even sex. So why not idol worship? Create a simple bright, colourful projection of the idol on a wall and at the time of visarjan create a virtual video of immersing the idol in a virtual sea. Then shut the projector and keep it in the cupboard until next ganpati. No question of plaster, paints, traffic jams and fish dying and dogs, cats and birds losing their way home. As far as music is concerned, who can stop them from having fun? Bluetooth headphones in everyone's ears is the way to go! If Govt is distributing tablets at 1k, then why not earphones at 10rs to cut noise pollution? Call me practical too and colour me as black as it takes to make the rest of India shine! ;-)
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I even totally agree with you. These festivals should be more about enhancing the spiritual level of the crowd not the freaking noise and pollution levels. The money wasted in making idols can help the poor for basic amenities of life. What's the point in wasting all these money if truly its coming to no good. ..
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