Bad Effect of Various Festivals on Environment

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BAD EFFECT OF VARIOUS FESTIVALS ON ENVIRONMENT

India possesses a diverse and rich culural heria!e and is reno"ned as a #land o$

$esivals#% The $esive season co&&ences ri!h a$er he harves season and 'rin!s (o) andcheer in he li$e o$ people% Fesivals o'viousl) no onl) have social and econo&ic

i&plicaions 'u also 'ear an i&pac on he healhcare s)se&%

*anesh $esival is one o$ he &os popular $esivals in India and is cele'raed in honor o$

Lord *anesh+ he elephan,headed son o$ Lord Shiva and *oddess -arvai% Lord *anesh

is "idel) "orshipped as he supre&e *od o$ "isdo&+ prosperi) and !ood $orune%

M)holo!icall)+ i is said ha in a $i o$ an!er+ Lord Shiva severed *anesh#s head%

Repenin! his acions+ he herea$er ransplaned an elephan#s head on Lord *anesh% This

is considered he $irs illusraion o$ ransplanaion% *anesh $esival is cele'raed $or a

period var)in! $ro& . o /0 da)s% A cla) idol o$ Lord *anesh is 'rou!h ho&e on he $irs

da) o$ he $esival 1*aneshosava2 and is "orshipped unil he da) o$ i&&ersion% Durin!

*aneshosava+ idols o$ *anesh are e3hi'ied in various pu'lic places as "ell%

Devoees visi such places+ and durin! his $esival he ci) does no sleep% Mos idols are

i&&ersed on he enh da) "hen &illions o$ people+ includin! ouriss $ro& a'road+ urn

ou on he roads o paricipae and "ach he processions ha "ind hrou!h he various

ci) roads% I is noe"orh) ha+ despie he hi!h urnous+ people#s 'ehavior is 4uie

disciplined and here are hardl) an) incidens o$ sa&pede+ "hich &a) 'e e3peced "ih

such hu!e and prolon!ed !aherin!s% As he ciies have e3panded and enhusias& has

!ro"n+ he nu&'er o$ idols has also increased &ani$old% This pus a srain on ci) roads

and oher in$rasrucural $aciliies+ leadin! o ra$$ic con!esion% Moreover+ he air and

noise polluion has raised environ&enal concerns% In he pas+ he idols "ere &ade o$

cla) and "ere i&&ersed in he sea and oher "aer pools% Over he )ears+ he pracice has

chan!ed "ih or!ani5ers o$ *anesh $esival v)in! "ih each oher o have aller and

lar!er,si5ed idols ha are &ade o$ plaser o$ -aris+ "hich conains !)psu&+ sulphur+



phosphorus and &a!nesiu&% -ains used $or colorin! he idols conain &ercur)+

cad&iu&+ lead and car'on% 6hen hese idols are i&&ersed in rivers+ la7es and ponds+

he) pollue he "aer 'odies ') 'rin!in! a'ou chan!es in p8 and increasin! he

concenraion o$ solid &aer and heav) &eals% Various &easures have 'een su!!esed o&ini&i5e he da&a!e+ includin! havin! s&aller idols+ usin! per&anen idols &ade o$

'rass or sone+ usin! naural su'sances li7e cla) or easil) de!rada'le &aerials li7e paper

$or &a7in! idols and avoidin! he use o$ her&ocol%

Lord 9rishna is anoher popular 8indu !od in "hose honor he $esival o$ Janmashtami is

cele'raed% The $esival is also 7no"n as #*ovinda#+ #Dahi7aalaa# and #Dahi handi#%

Devoees serve &il7 and &il7 producs o he dei)% This $esival also helps o sress on

he i&porance o$ &il7 and &il7 producs% Durin! his $esival+ pos conainin! &il7+ curd

and oher nuriious su'sances are hun! a various hei!hs in he nei!h'ourhood% Bands

o$ )ouh a7e up he challen!e o$ reachin! hese pos ') $or&in! hu&an p)ra&ids or

hu&an o"ers% This $esival pro&oes ea& "or7 and he i&porance o$ ph)sical $iness+

a!ili) and oher ph)sical and ps)cho&oor s7ills% These hu&an p)ra&ids or o"ers are a

specacle "orh "achin!% As "ih an) spor+ his hu&an p)ra&id $or&aion also carries

so&e ris7 o$ in(ur)% Several ae&ps a $or&in! a hu&an p)ra&id "ould $ail and resul

usuall) in &inor in(uries o he paricipans% 8o"ever+ occasionall)+ such ae&ps &a)

resul in severe in(uries such as $racures o$ he li&'s and spinal cord da&a!e% Since he

paricipans nu&'er several housands+ hospial ad&inisraors &a7e special e$$ors o

&ana!e paiens co&in! "ih such in(uries durin! Janmashtami %

Navarari+ he $esival o$ nine ni!hs+ is characeri5ed ') "orship and dance in honor o$

*oddesses Dur!a 1*oddess o$ 'raver)2+ La7sh&i 1*oddess o$ "ealh and prosperi)2 and

Saras"ai 1*oddess o$ "isdo&2% :/; This $esival co&&e&oraes he i&porance o$

#"o&an po"er#% Alhou!h+ radiionall)+ "o&en in India have 'een lar!el) con$ined o

ho&e,&a7in!+ heir pro"ess and role in he socie) have al"a)s 'een lauded% Alhou!h

he) sill consiue a relaivel) disadvana!ed secion o$ he socie) "ih co&paraivel)

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increased prevalence o$ &edical pro'le&s such as ane&ia and oseoporosis+ heir

conri'uion in ensurin! social and econo&ic "ell'ein! has al"a)s 'een reco!ni5ed% This

$esival is a ri'ue o his ver) i&poran role "o&en pla) in $a&il) and socie)%

Di"ali+ he $esival o$ li!hs+ is cele'raed o co&&e&orae he vicor) o$ !ood over evil+

o$ 7no"led!e over i!norance+ o$ li!h over dar7ness and o$ hope over depression and

despair% The $irs da) o$ Di"ali 'e!ins "ih Dhanvantari Trayodashi or Dhanteras %

Dhanvanari+ he incarnaion o$ Lord Vishnu and a ph)sician o he *ods accordin! o

8indu &)holo!)+ prepared he samhitas on A)urveda in ei!h divisions% The "orship o$

Lord Dhanvanari on he $irs da) o$ Di"ali is a "a) o$ e3pressin! !raiude $or his

eachin! A)urveda+ he science o$ li$e% The $esival+ in !eneral+ sresses on sren!henin!

$a&il) 'onds and 'roherhood% In several &odern socieies+ he $a&il) 'onds are under

srain $or various reasons+ "hich include $aser pace o$ li$e+ pressures on career and

'rea7do"n o$ (oin $a&ilies% Durin! his &os auspicious $esival+ lar!e $a&ilies &ee o

$oser heir ies and e3chan!e !i$s% Decoraion "ih li!hs and 'ursin! o$ crac7ers are

salien $eaures o$ he $esival% 8o"ever+ e3cessive use o$ crac7ers has 'een a &aer o$

concern% Firecrac7ers increase he concenraions o$ co'al+ nic7el+ chro&iu& and

cad&iu& in air% :.; Sudies have also sho"n ha here has 'een an increase in he

pariculae &aer+ sulphur dio3ide and NO in air "ell 'e)ond he sa$e) ran!es prescri'ed

in he Naional A&'ien Air <uali) Sandard :.;+:=; The polluion induces suscepi'le

individuals o develop irriaion and in$la&&aion o$ he respiraor) rac and episodes o$

cou!h and "hee5in!% These episodes need o 'e prevened ') &ini&i5in! e3posure+

inroducin! proph)lacic herap) or enhancin! doses o$ proph)lacic &edicaions%

Besides+ 'urns and a varie) o$ ocular in(uries have 'een repored and are a &aer o$

concern% :>;+:?;+:@; 8ospials re&ain on !uard o aend paiens "ih 'urns and oher in(uries%

Resricions have 'een pu on 'ursin! crac7ers% Iniiaives li7e #noiseless# Di"ali are also

!ainin! !round%

India is a &uli,reli!ious+ &uli,ehnic socie)% Indians cele'rae $esivals such as




















*aneshosava+ Dahi7aalaa+ Navrari+ Di"ali+ Id and Chris&as "ih !aie) and $an$are

"heher he) are sa)in! in India or a'road% This )ear+ a par o$ he hol) &onh o$

Ra&adan coincided "ih Navarari% Musli&s o'serve a da"n,o,dus7 $as durin! his

&onh% The $asin! helps 'uild he 4uali) o$ sel$,conrol%

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8o"ever+ sic7 persons+)oun! children and pre!nan and lacain! "o&en end o 'e vulnera'le% The e$$ecs o$

lon!,duraion $as on healh have 'een a su'(ec ineres o$ several sudies% :;+:;+:/0;+://;+:/.;+:/=;+

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I is rue ha $esivals help $urher $a&il) and co&&uni) 'onds% I is also i&poran ha

$esivals are cele'raed o ensure ha he indi!enous culure is alive and vi'ran% Man) o$

hese $esivals 'rin! in cheer and happiness ino he $a&ilies and socieies% -eople

accu&ulae ne" asses durin! hese da)s 'oosin! he local econo&)% 8o"ever+ here

e3iss a need o revisi cerain pracices and ensure ha disur'ance and nuisance o

co&&uni) a lar!e are &ini&i5ed and undue da&a!e o environ&en is avoided%

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