About a month ago the staff and children from the ashram held a rally in Varanasi to raise awareness and encourage people not to pollute the river. They made signs with messages like this:

Today we posted these signs along the riverfront, where the women will see them as they pass by on their way to do their puja. It seems like a Herculean task to clean up the Ganges, particularly when anything and everything is dumped into it, but you have to start somewhere!

Random cutie pie shot. This is Bharat. I know you're not supposed to have favorites among children, but this kid is my favorite. He's always smiling, beaming really, just a happy-go-lucky kid. :)
What a cutie he is!! Hope your efforts at improving the quality of the Ganges works!
ReplyDeleteI once saw some similar religious offerings to the sea - candles, flowers, fruits and plastic/non-biodegradable objects,
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