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via hindu.com Request to buy the simple clay idols of Ganesha...! Help control pollution friends! Tonnes of that metallic paint goes to the rivers :( Share across! Help in the noble cause.... worship and nobility hand in hand :) God bless all the devotees..! Buy clay Ganesha idols, and not the metal painted ones- State tells people The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has framed guidelines which will be distributed to the public. They include avoiding sale and worship of idols coloured with metal-based paints, providing impermeable lining for immersion tanks and spreading awareness through mass media, Kanwar Pal, Secretary, Department of Environment and Ecology, told The Hindu. The meeting discussed measures to stem increasing contamination of lakes, wells and groundwater such as demarcation and fencing of lake beds, intercepting and diverting sewage away from lakes, setting up sewage treatment plants, greening the lakes' periphery and so on.

Ande = hindi for eggs ^^for my non-hindi-speaking friends :)[this is a cute posty with inputs by my friendy nandu :)] I like it too eye-spik

via holifestival.org Play a Colourful and Safe festival of holi! Came across this article on Holifestival.org The aim of this article is to generate awareness amongst people about the various harmful effects around Holi celebrations and encourage people to celebrate an eco friendly Holi! Please read on to know about the three main environmental concerns around Holi - 1.The use of toxic chemical colours. 2. The use of wood for burning Holi fires. 3. The wasteful use of water during Holi. Around 2001, two environmental groups called Toxics Link and Vatavaran, based in Delhi, did a study on all the three available categories of colours available in the market - pastes, dry colours and water colours. The study revealed that all of these three forms of chemical Holi colors are hazardous. Color Chemical Health Effects Black Lead oxide Renal Failure Green Copper Sulphate Eye Allergy, Puffine

Ganesha, Ganpati, lambodar, ekdanta, etc, etc or Lalbaghcha raja ... dagdubhai seth.... (d richest Ganpati in mumbai...or maybe of India) Dagdubhai Seth Ganpati Oh! the cutest n adorable Elephant God is known by sooo many names all over India, & esp in Maharashtra n other konkani parts of over India on the fourth day of bhadrapad (or bhadon). Ganesh Chaturthi - [thats tomorrow - Sep3, 2008] is celebrated as Ganpati ji's birthday. Seeing the moon is strictly prohibited on Ganesh Chaturthi . Here's the story Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees on this day. The festival lasts 10 days, and ends with Lord Ganpati ji's visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi. The awesome elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is widely worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. I wish I knew a bit of marathi and could actually understand whats sung in these fav-since childhood artis of Ganpatiji :) Ja

Ok.. dats moi reading n singing carols :P Meanwhile... as some lovely friends requested... here's d link for making candles from my blog Merry Christmas and Terry bhi Christmas :P [in hindi (phonetically) - my christmas n urs christmas too :D] Jingle Bells , Jingle Bells Jingle All the way :D How bout a ride? hmmm.... n my linked list of movies to watch: Saw Chestnut d central park hero yesterday... choooooooooo cute :) d two li'l orphan girls... how they take care of d dude dog... and how d story turns up... must watch :) hehe..... very close 2 how i play with my pet :P 1. Jab we met :D.. o punjabi kudi :D 2. Welcome =)) hehe... d ad is so funny :D 3.taare Zameen par ...yo! for a ace khan :) loved d songs :):) n Jodha Akbar 4. and yeeeeee... air buddies :D hehe nanhe natkhat :P:P how i loved cute mumble from Happy feet :P hehe

Oh! dats mah fav one..... :) d Gayarti Mantra..... d wordings hv been thr in mah profile.. m glad I found a beautiful graphic 2:) Lovely! aint it:) looks like lovely people with "enlightened heads/souls".. all forgiving n caring standing 2gether to enlighten d world :) May God bless us with wisdom - and light our intellects n souls -just like d cute li'l diyas remove d darkness :) pyare timtimate deep :) lovely candles n d cute candlelights :)

Makhan mishri se saja Krishna ka dwar, harshit hua mann pulkit hua sansaar, nanhe nanhe kadmo se Krishna aaye aapke dwar, Mubarak ko aapko Janmashtami ka tyohaar! Bara natkhat hai ... Nand ka Lala.... :) All you need is love... when George Harrison sang these lines, wonder if he had been thinking about Lord Krishna! Krishna's birthday is celebrated all over the world as Krishna Janmashtami, Krishna Jayanthi or Gokulashtami. No other deity's birth is enveloped in such high drama. Read More at Iskcon News More Krishna Pics: some-more-krishna-pics.html some-more-on-home1.html Krishna_Pics Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama RamaHare Hare..... More info about Krishna Consciousness at: Iskcon Iskcon Here's something more i read about .. Krishna Happy Janamashtami to all who love krishna for reason or no reason!