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| While many devotees may find the visuals disturbing, a few comments pointed out that the organisers of the festivities also need to become more responsible. (Video below) |
Staff correspondent, September 27, 2015, NewsCrunch
A video shows how government authorities dispose of idols after the Ganesh festival has gone viral.
The video shared on Facebook by a Bangalore-based account on September 25 has registered 22,000 views and 1,200 shares.
In the video a lorry loaded with Ganesh idols is parked on a bridge. The idols are huge, the sort which are kept at public functions. A group of workers led by policemen drag the idols and throw them into the river flowing below.
The river is nearly dry and the idols drop into shallow water, breaking up on impact.
The video is possibly shot in in Maharashtra or a South Indian state. It is not possible to identify location as the audio is not clear.
While many devotees may find the visuals disturbing, a few comments pointed out that the organisers of the festivities also need to become more responsible. While they spend huge sums on organsinig the festivals, they dump the idols in the nearest water body after the festival.
In many cities, authorities have tried out several ways to deal with the idol rush. They create partitions in water bodies and try to confine the disposal to them. Of late, they have been retrieving idols immediately after the visarjan and transporting them out at the end of the day.
The video below answers the mystery of what they do with.
Video: Watch cops throwing Ganesh idols from bridge into river below
After pooja, this is how the idols of lord Ganesha is treated!!
Posted by Shri Ram Ayyangar on Friday, September 25, 2015