Samraj Sahay's Blog – July 2010 Archive (2)

Ecologically sensitive,

Western Ghats

was declared as an ecological hot-spot in 1988. A large number of

plants, amphibians, birds, reptiles, mammals are endemic to this

region. and it accommodate 2 biosphere

reserves, 14 national parks and several wild life sanctuaries within its boundarie sand several… Continue

On festive occasions such as Vinayaka Chathurthi and Durga Puja, it has been a tradition in our country to immerse idols in rivers, lakes, ponds, estuaries, open coastal beaches, wells etc. Idol worship has been in the practice in India since ancient time.Idols were made with clay and then coloured with natural colours like Turmeric. The religious scripts, mythology and rituals have attempted to drive the importance of preserving nature by adoring it through the centuries.

How ever… Continue