Many devotees immersed Shri Ganesh idols in flowing water according to religious scriptures !

Successful Campaign of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti at Pune

Pune – On the concluding day of Ganeshotsav, many devotees followed the tradition of immersing the idol of Shri Ganesh in river i.e. flowing water, thereby observing religious scriptures. On behalf of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti public awakening campaign was undertaken on the ghats at Bhide bridge, S.M.Joshi bridge and Omkareshwar bridge, which received spontaneous response from the devotees, who immersed Shri Ganesh idols in the Mutha river where water was available.

Highlights

1. Prof. Ravikiran Galange, Secretary, Maharashtra Rashtrabhasha Sabha, after watching Samiti’s boards, himself started appealing to people for immersing idols in flowing water.

2. After explaining the religious importance of immersing in flowing water to an individual at the ghat near S.M.Joshi bridge, he acted accordingly and while returning he distributed Prasad and bowed down before Samiti’s volunteers.

3. At Omkareshwar ghat a plank kept by Municipality for worship of Ganesh idol was in south-north direction. A devotee noticed it and quickly changed it to east-west direction.

4. On behalf of Spandan Sanstha, when a devotee was forced to immerse Ganesh idol in tank and garlands around the idol were being removed, he loudly challenged them to first check, how much microns their plastic hand gloves are and then touch the idol.

5. Planks were provided for collecting stale flowers (Nirmalya), but no sufficient number of planks for worshiping of Shri Ganesh was made.

Devotees’ Reactions

1. Purpose of installing the idol do not succeed if Shri Ganesh idol is not immersed in flowing water. As per religious scriptures immersion of Shri Ganesh idol in flowing water is proper. Those who ask for immersing in artificial tanks are misdirecting people. – Mr. Ravindra Adep, Tax Consultant

2. Whether there is Ammonium-bi-Carbonate in the tanks or not, we should safeguard our traditions. At least the idol flows away in the river in our presence, while we cannot imagine what happens to the idols in the artificial tanks..