Pune :’Ideal Ganeshotsav Campaign’by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

Pitiable Condition of Omkareshwar Ghat

Devout Hindus who took lead in helping devotees immerse idols according to the Scriptures!

1. Devout Hindu, Milind Deo himself appealed to all to immerse the Ganesh idols in the river !

Shri. Milind Deo, a devout Hindu, heard an announcement made on behalf of HJS at Bhide bridge about immersion of Ganesh idols. Last year since the idols immersed in in artificial tanks were later carried in garbage vehicles and again immersed in the river, he himself appealed to the devotees to immerse the Ganesh idols in the river.

2. Good arrangement for immersing idols by Corporator Raju Misal !

Immersion of Ganesh idols were done in systematic way at Ganesh tank in Board Sector 24 Nigdi, where small boats were provided. Shri. Raju Misal made good arrangement keeping in view religious beliefs and divine consciousness. All devotees were being welcomed over the announcement system.

3. Boats were provided free of cost to the devotees by Corporator Anant Korhale at Kakde Park. Hence the devotees heartily responded by immersing idols in flowing water. At the same time negligible attention was paid to the artificial tanks erected to immerse idols.

Boats were provided at Ravet ghat where the devotees immersed Ganesh idols in the river. (HJS extends gratitude to Shri. Dada Korhale for arranging boats thereby facilitating idol immersion as per sciptures !) There was negligible response to the artificial tanks. The Municipal Corporation employees were busy with their mobiles instead of paying attention to the needs of devotees.

4. To avoid denigration of Shri Ganesh, idol is immersed in flowing water !

Mr. Kunal Khangte, Vice-President of Pune city Youth Congress, installs Shri Ganesh idol made of clay, which is later immersed in flowing water. He said that ‘When the idols are immersed in artificial tanks, they are later lifted out by earthmovers, which denigrates Shri Ganesh. To avoid this, they immerse the idols in flowing water’.

5. Devotees expressed their displeasure against administration by immersing idols in flowing water at Chinchvad !

Here the inclination of devotees was to immerse Ganesh idols in flowing water. Devotees were displeased with the administration since river bed near Birla Hospital was dry and instead of water there was garbage in the artificial tanks erected by the Corporation, which resulted in devotees leaving the place keeping the idols there.

At the Ghat near Moraya Gosavi temple arrangement of private boats was made for the devotees. The devotees expressed their pleasure by opting to immerse the idols in flowing water.

Source: Dainik Sanatan Prabhat