Artisans made eco-friendly idols of Hindu deity goddess Durga across India ahead of the upcoming Hindu goddess festival, Durga puja.
This time artisans in Varanasi city of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh used natural colours and created eco-friendly idols.
The move comes in a bid to save the River Ganga from being polluted, as the idols are immersed in it as the festival comes to an end.
"We people make idols and this time we are making the idols keeping in mind the rise in pollution. The commissioner of Municipal Corporation has asked us that there should be no pollution in the river Ganges. Hence, this time we have used jute and terracotta, and none of these cause pollution. They are made of mud and they finally turn into mud," said Sushant Kumar, artisan.
Similar, efforts were witnessed in the Kolkata city of India's eastern West Bengal state where a leading radio channel launched a campaign earlier this month to create an awareness to celebrate this festival in an eco friendly manner.
"We are going to try our best to make sure that this Durga pooja is an environmentally friendly and eco friendly Durga puja," said Ayan Chatterjee, radio jockey.
Goddess Durga is worshipped all over India in different forms. The festival is called "Durga Puja" in the eastern state of West Bengal while in the rest of India it is known as "Navaratri".
During the festival, idols of the Goddess are installed in hundreds of "puja pandals" (make-shift tents) and people congregate to worship them.
The festival which symbolised the triumph of good over the evil is marked by prayers, processions and musical programmes.
Legend has it that "Asuras" or demons from the other world invaded heavens after a hundred years of war. The Hindu trinity of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu created goddess Durga, the most powerful of all gods and goddesses to vanquish the demons.
Artisans make eco-friendly idols of Hindu deity, Goddess Durga across India ahead of the upcoming Hindu goddess festival.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 22, 2011) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. IDOLS OF HINDU DEITY, GODDESS DURGA
2. FACE OF THE IDOL OF HINDU DEITY GODDESS DURGA
3. ARTISAN PAINTING AN IDOL OF GODDESS DURGA
4. ARTISAN HOLDING A MUG OF COLOUR
5. ARTISAN PAINTING AN IDOL OF GODDESS DURGA
6. ARTISAN GIVING THE FINAL TOUCHES TO AN IDOL
7. ARTISAN WORKING
8. IDOL OF A TIGER
9. IDOL OF HINDU DEITY, GODDESS DURGA
10. IDOL OF HINDU DEITY GODESS DURGA AND LORD SHIVA
11. ANOTHER IDOL OF HINDU DEITY, GODDESS DURGA
12. ARTISAN WORKING
13. ARTISAN PAINTING
14. IDOL OF HINDU DEITY GODESS DURGA
15. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) SUSHANT KUMAR, ARTISAN, SAYING:
"We people make idols and this time we are making the idols keeping in mind the rise in pollution. The commissioner of Municipal Corporation has asked us that there should be no pollution in the river Ganges. Hence, this time we have used jute and terracotta, and none of these cause pollution. They are made of mud and they finally turn into mud."
KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 22, 2011) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
16. VEHICLES MOVING ON A STREET
17.UNDERCONSTRUCTION MAKESHIFT TENT
18. LABOURERS BUILDING MAKESHIFT TENT
19. TWO WORKERS STANDING
20. WORKERS STANDING
21. A PHOTOGRAPH OF HINDU DEITY GODDESS DURGA
22. A CARPENTER CUTTING A WOODEN BOARD
23. CARPENTER SITTING
24. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AYAN CHATTERJEE, RADIO JOCKEY, SAYING:
"We are going to try our best to make sure that this Durga pooja is an environmentally friendly and eco friendly Durga puja."
25. UNDERCONSTRUCTION MAKESHIFT TENT
26. PEOPLE WALKING
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