GANESH VISERJANINNOVATOR: ARJUN , ROTARY CLUB

DATE:- 02/11/12

TEAM DCSMAT

RESHMA

ARAVIND

VINEETH

ARUN

GANESH CHATHURTHI

• GANESHA CHATURTHI ALSO KNOWN AS VINAYAKA CHATURTHI, IS THE HINDU FESTIVAL CELEBRATED ON THE BIRTHDAY (REBIRTH) OF LORD GANESHA THE SON OF SHIVA AND PARVATI.

•  WELL CELEBERATED IN MAHARASHTRA, GOA, ANDHRA PRADESH,KARNATAKA, ORISSA AND CHHATTISGARH.

• THE FESTIVAL IS OBSERVED IN THE HINDU CALENDAR MONTH OF BHAADRAPADA, STARTING ON THE SHUKLA CHATURTHI (FOURTH DAY OF THE WAXING MOON). 

VISERJAN • IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN AND HOW GANESH CHATURTHI WAS FIRST CELEBRATED. GANESH CHATURTHI WAS BEING CELEBRATED AS A PUBLIC EVENT IN PUNE SINCE THE TIMES OF SHIVAJI (1630-1680), THE FOUNDER OF THE MARATHA EMPIRE.

• GANESH CHATURTHI LOST STATE PATRONAGE AND BECAME A PRIVATE FAMILY CELEBRATION AGAIN TILL ITS REVIVAL BY INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER AND SOCIAL REFORMER LOKMANYA TILAK

TRADITION IN INDIA

• IN 1893, LOKMANYA TILAK TRANSFORMED THE ANNUAL DOMESTIC FESTIVAL INTO A LARGE, WELL-ORGANIZED PUBLIC EVENT.

• TILAK WAS THE FIRST TO INSTALL LARGE PUBLIC IMAGES OF GANESH IN PAVILIONS, AND ALSO ESTABLISHED THE PRACTICE OF SUBMERGING IN RIVERS, SEA, OR OTHER POOLS OF WATER ALL PUBLIC IMAGES OF THE DEITY ON THE TENTH DAY AFTER GANESH CHATURTHI.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

IN THE EARLY TIMES IDOLS WERE MADE OF MUD AND CLAY TAKEN FROM RIVER.

EXTENSIVE DEMAND SWITCHED TO PRODUCTION WITH PLASTER OF PARIS

CHEMICAL PAINTS USED. CONTAINED MERCURY ANCADMIUM CAUSING WATER POLLUTION

ON IMMERSION NON BIO DEGRADABLE ACCESSORIES ACCUMULATED ON SEASHORE

CONMATAN INITIATIVE BY ROTARY CLUB OF VADODARA

RETURN TO TRADITIONAL WAY OF CLAY

IDOLS AND IMMERSING IN BUCKET

OF WATER AT HOME

PROVIDING TUBS

TO IMMERSE THE IDOL

USE OF PERMANAE

NT IDOL MADE OF

BRASS FOR LONG USE

SOME PART OF THE RIVER

IS SEGMENTED

FOR IDOL IMMERSION PURPOSE

VALUE FOR STAKEHOLDERS• CHEAP RAW

MATERIALS(CLAY)

• MORE ACCEPTABLE PRODUCT IN THE COMMUNITY

• SOCIAL WELFARE

• ECO FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT

• LESS POLLUTION ON SEA SHORES

• LESS CFCs

• ECO FRIENDLY PRODUCTS

• LESS EXPENSE

MANUFACTURERS CONMAT

PLANET EARTH

CUSTOMERS

GO GREEN WITH FUTURE

• ECOLOGICAL BALANCES ARE MAINTAINED USING THIS VISERJAN INITIATIVES

• NATURAL RESOURCES LIKE WATER AND ITS QUALITY IS PROTECTED BY SUCH INITIATIVES

• THIS INITIATIVE CAN BE WELL REPLICTED AND IS HELPFUL FOR LAND ENCLOSED CITIES LIKE HYDERABAD , RAIPUR ETC