H.H. Dr. Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru Sri Murugha Math

Festivals are part of the great Indian spiritual and cultural traditions..

• India has a great spiritual and cultural tradition, it has been safeguarding us all these generations and helping us progress. Observing festivals like Ganapati is one of the examples of this tradition.
• If these festivals are celebrated in keeping with the spirit of ecological sustainment, it will bring great joy to all the people. Of late, we are seeing a distortion in the observance of these festivals.
• The practice of immersing painted Ganapati idols with toxic chemicals in water bodies like wells, lakes etc that are used for drinking water must be avoided.
• It is best if the idols are made of clay and not colored.
• In Sri Math, children prepare the idols from fresh clay do pooja and bury it in the mud.In the arid areas , it makes a lot of sense not to pollute the scarce water sources.

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