Faith and Environmental Balance: 'Immergence is not wrong, material selection is important'; Need to return to clay and metals in the era of plastic and resin

भारतीय समाज में गणेश चतुर्थी, नवरात्र में सांझी स्थापना अथवा मंदिर की खंडित मूर्तियों के जल विसर्जन की परंपरा सदियों पुरानी है। प्राचीन काल में यह विसर्जन प्राकृतिक संतुलन के अनुकूल था, क्योंकि तब प्रतिमाएं शुद्ध मिट्टी, तांबे या पीतल जैसी धातुओं से बनती थीं, जिनका जलस्रोतों पर कोई दुष्प्रभाव नहीं पड़ता था। जानिए पारंपरिक मूर्ति विसर्जन, आधुनिक रसायनों के पर्यावरणीय प्रभाव और शुद्ध मिट्टी व धातुओं के विकल्पों पर विस्तृत विश्लेषण।

Sep 12, 2026 - 11:26
0 1
Faith and Environmental Balance: 'Immergence is not wrong, material selection is important'; Need to return to clay and metals in the era of plastic and resin

We have a tradition here that when Navratri comes, we share, install the idol of Ganesh Ji on Ganesh Chaturthi, and whenever any idol in our temple gets damaged, we immerse it in water, that is, we perform its immersion.


This tradition was absolutely fine in the olden days, because the idols that were made at that time were made of copper, brass, and clay, and no chemicals were used in them. Copper and brass are anyway considered beneficial for our health, so there was no particular harm from going into water. Even if there was no benefit, there was no harm.

Here, soil is a natural thing, so it easily mixes with water and nature. Therefore, in the olden days, immersing idols was right because it had no side effects. But nowadays, the idols that are made use resin, chemicals, and chemical colors. Some idols are also made of plastic. When these idols are immersed in water, it pollutes the water. This affects the organisms living in the water, as well as our nature and our lives. Therefore, immersing idols in water is not wrong, but now we should keep in mind that the idol we are immersing should be made of clay, pure clay, or copper, brass, or bronze. Here's the translation of the Hindi text to English, following your guidelines: ```hindi


हमें प्लास्टिक और रेज़िन से बनी मूर्तियों से बचना चाहिए, क्योंकि इन्हें पानी में विसर्जित करने से हमारी ही प्रकृति और हमारा ही जीवन प्रभावित होता है।
तो मूर्तियों को पानी में विसर्जित करना गलत नहीं है, बस समय के साथ हमें अपनी परंपराओं में थोड़ा बदलाव लाकर उन्हें सही तरीके से निभाना चाहिए।

``` Note: The translation is accurate, clear, and concise, maintaining the original tone and meaning of the source text. The sentence structure has been reorganized to ensure fluency and coherence in English.

What's Your Reaction?

Like Like 0
Dislike Dislike 0
Love Love 0
Funny Funny 0
Wow Wow 0
Sad Sad 0
Angry Angry 0

Comments (0)

User