Historic Wooden Ganpati of Pune spreads positive message

Last updated Sep 14, 2018

NP NEWS NETWORK

Pune

Where people of Pune faced troubles in preparing for Ganesh Utsav due to ban in thermocol, the people came up with even more better idea to celebrate Ganesh festival.

The Punekars have started adopting wooden and eco-friendly ganpati. Ganesh festival, which is one of the biggest festival celebrated all over the country was started in Pune to raise the integrity and harmony in society. Along with religious importance this festival has cultural, scientific, economic and social importance too.

Now a days, environmental issues have become more critical. At such time, some Ganesh Mandals are giving environmental message continuously from last 60 years. Twashta Kasar (known as Tambat or Kasar) Ganesh Idol is made from Shami tree’s (Prosopis cineraria) wood and famous as historic idol. Now this Mandal is celebrating its 125^th year.

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While giving more information about this Ganpati, Anjlesh Badke said, “This idol is made in year 1904, from Shami tree wood in Gujarat. Shami tree is favourite of Lord Ganesha. Along with its religious reason, this tree is beneficial for curing various diseases. So, it gives religious as well as scientific message, that’s why we have kept this wooden idol and worship it every year for our Mandal.”

Now this idol has completed its 114 years and they have used some chemicals to keep the idol safe and protected. They also made the duplicate of this idol from fiber material. This idol gave a positive message telling people to adopt wooden Ganpati and this Mandla’s Visarjan procession. In 1896, Shri Lakdi Ganeshotsav Mandal established Wooden Ganpati and Maruti Khedkar created an idol made of Pimple named tree.

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‘No Gulal, No DJ’- Twashta Kasar Ganesh Utsav Mandal

Now a days, Traditional music instruments like Shehnai, Chaughada and Tabla are replaced by DJ (Disc Jockey), which creates noise pollution. From some years craze of DJ is increasing in city and no one wants Dhol and lazims. Minimum use of plastics, no use of POP and No use of Gulal and DJ comes under eco-friendly Ganesh Utsav and Twashta Kasar Mandal celebrating a festival like this.

From some years, Gulal (Pink colour powder) is being used tremendously by every Ganesh Mandal, specially at last days of this festival (during Visarjan rallies). But its producers started mixing some chemicals into it for selling at large scales. It effects on human body and causes to some skin diseases. So, this Mandal decided to not use Gulal.

The use of large sounds or DJ creates noise pollution. Loud noise causes various problems like mental stress, high blood pressure, complete hearing loss, heart attacks, depression, anxiety, feeling of restless, increase the chances of accidents and other health hazards. Especially senior citizens and children have to suffer more. Also the use of POP idols, which cause damage to the aquatic life after its immersion in water.