How Indians Handle Millions Of Tons Of Temple Offerings | World Wide Waste
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- Worshippers in India buy thousands of tons of flowers every day to give as offerings in temples. The rituals leave behind mountains of flower waste that often end up contaminating already troubled rivers with pesticides and harmful chemicals. One business is taking that waste and turning it into products like natural dyes used in garments that have been sold by Anthropologie; others are making fragrances and incense sticks.
00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - How Sacred Offerings Can Harm The Environment
02:27 - Collecting Flowers From Temples
04:09 - The Meanings Behind Sacred Flowers
04:23 - Dying Fabrics With Flower Waste
07:21 - Making The Clothing
08:29 - Turning Flowers Into Incense
10:43 - The Impact Of Flowers
11:11 - Other Religious Offering Waste
11:47 - Changing Ancient Habits
12:35 - Bigger Sources of Indian Water Pollution
12:56 - Artistry Thriving In A Polluted City
14:00 - A Bigger Challenge For Rupa
15:05 - Credits
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It's crazy how important water is to all life on Earth but humans just dump their trash into it so carelessly.
"People"
@@monk331The people who dump aren't humans?
@@aditisk99 they are the same as what they dump: trash.
Crazy
okay but the issue i see is that the trash is not naturally degradable.
Waste management in India is to dump it ALL into the "holy river" and call it a ritual. Smh. India doesn't have to be this disappointing, but it is. It's so sad.
Lowkey weird how nobody's suggesting just stop doing it. But I guess religion is only bad when practiced by White people, everybody else gets a free pass on polluting rivers with plastic statues.
The US isn’t really better.
India has a rail system that pretty much everyone can use. The US sold ours to the freight corporations and now rents those same tracks from the corporations.
Flowers, Clay, woods decay eventually
They are organic waste nothing different than leaves falling in the river. Keep your idiotic westernviews with yourself
@@zizimugen4470 Idk what you are trying to prove, India is the dirtiest place in the world. Comparing any country to India is an insult to that country.
The fact they can throw away their idols in the river once the festival is over blows my mind completely
The fact that you foriegner throw your mom and dad when they become old
@@Drwatson1097 in comparison trowing away a god intentionally it the name of worship is worse.
I was wondering, what was even the point of worshipping it if you’re just going to throw it into the river later on? Isn’t it supposed to be your God? Why disrespect God like that?
@@imthecoolest50Hindu logic
@@imthecoolest50their beliefs are illogical and it’s way too obvious that it’s false
Indians : "The Ganges is the most sacred of rivers".
Also Indians : 11:18.
Yiup…
Dummy, its made of clay.
The ecosystem is being blessed by ganges
Ironic, while they consider the Ganges river as mother
Who the he'll you are to tell us what we doing right or not ...
Coming from a perspective from growing up in religion, reusing and recycling these offerings seems more respectful to the planet that the gods watch over. Why pollute the nature that the gods carefully created? These people are caring about nature and, in the process, are respecting the gifts given to them by the gods. And the way they're reusing the flowers and everything really feels so much better from a god's point of view than just throwing it in the river. I mean, the flowers into incense? That's perfect and still goes to the gods. I love it.
That river is one of their "gods", and they dump sewage directly into her. I'm pretty sure the flowers are fine.
What about peeing and shitting on roadside?
What about peeing and shitting on roadside?
@@fartingshartingpig5287 if u r taking about mother ganga then u r far behind your time.. Namo Ganga project has succesfully celeared river banks and has added sewage treatment plants for sewage entering ganga
I dont believe in a specific religion but i think worship through planting trees and other ways of caring for nature is the ultimate type of worship.
The incense and clothing company looks really cool. Liked how both companies thought outside the box to recycle the flowers. Would definitely like to buy the products in the future.
You wont.
I would.
I just looked up the incense, Phool. It's available on Amazon, among other websites.
The solution is actually still to stop producing those stuff in the first place... 😢
The hell is flower offerings. Just stop producing them. Idol statues too. Etc.
The incense is readily available, but the clothing has been adopted by Western up-market sellers, which is a shame as it limits the number of potential buyers.
Edit: the flowers are important to the economy as large numbers of people would, otherwise, be jobless.
I purchased rose and lavender incense sticks from this brand and theyre so wonderful. My grandmother loved it. And what I loved so much about this brand is that they even give you seeds as a go green initiative. Ive received two marigold seeds and I'll plant them soon.
Wow. Are they available online??
These are the unsung heroes who make India a responsible country. Thumbs up to them.
Rupa is such a beautiful woman - I wish her all the best: success, love, and health. I am so sorry to hear of her struggles. Bless her!
Amen.
I just adore Rupa... She's what I call an Earth Angel!!
@@donnakawana 100% The only angels I have ever met have been human, like Rupa.
Thank you so much so much 🙏🏻😊
Get well soon Rupa, so you can continue your great work
Who else wants to see the place that grows all of these flowers?
I bet they are probably controlled by a very rich man and he is probably aligned to the government
Why grow food to feed the people when you can grow billions of flowers
60% of land in India is used for agriculture
Clean water needed.
Clean. Toilets .
not me india makes me sick
Really appreciable, You people make me to believe that Right intention can turn waste into wealth 😊
Much strength to Rupa, I hope she is healthier now. All of them are doing a wonderful job❤
So much respect for Mrs. Rupa for creating such a caring and wonderful business and the other entrepreneurs working to create abundance from the stream of "waste" from the temples. 🙌
As indian there is a reason why we are CEO of microsoft, google, IBM. That is because of our superor intellect and IQ. We also very entrepenural and india will be world leading in technology, the next silicone valley.
Those fabrics are beautiful, what a fantastic way of preserving the temple offerings.
It's better then going to landfill.
@@boohere2 they're still going to the land fill, what are you talking about (7:05 as reference)?
Us indians are intelligent and entrepeneural, it is no surprise we came up with such innovating idea. Due to our superior intellect indians became google, microsoft, ibm CEO.
Buy it
Lol😂@@rajeshgajwelly9035
That fabric that they make from these flowers is awesome. I never would’ve thought to do something like that with flowers. I would definitely buy an outfit made like that.
God bless that genuinely kind hearted woman. Rupa.
That thumbnail looks like a cover of a sick indian music MV
Hahaha he’s about to drop his microphone
Hindi Nirvana 😅
Reminds me of Dio's Holy Diver.
@@user-gb9js6cp6v curt cobain fan
Perfect for a Nirvana album cover, if Kurt was still alive.
Hats off to these wonderful environmental heroes. They have initiated a great business path and also their approach will educate other people more attentive and sensitive on environmental issues.
Too bad the people of their country are so rude and wasteful, that they need to do this
I can guarantee you that saving the environment is the last thing on their mind... Making some money is why they do this.
This is probably the best documentary I've seen about India in my life! What a wonderful and beautiful art they are all doing! I ❤it
Long live these Indian entrepreneurs who give a second life to things and people!
I believe that if the Temples got smart, they would actually get in the business of taking...the offerings and resell or convert them into a form of product into something that would sell internationally. There would be a billion dollar temples. Without the need of excess donations...
There you go now somebody’s thinking
🤫Ssssshhhh! One must NEVER question the need for more donations!
What, exactly, do you think the purpose of a temple (or a church, a synagogue, or a mosque, it's all the same thing) REALLY is?
@@remcovanvliet3018 Hindu Temples barely get any government assistance (if any at all) while having to pay taxes. Where do you think the money for paying the government, running initiatives like providing food to deprived, providing religious and sometimes general education, maintenance of temple comes from? The Grand Ram temple rn was built purely out of donations of us billion people with no government help
they're not smart enough to manage that.
@@SPII-sh8gc actually they are. They just don't care.
All the best for the lady! Good to see people making little changes for the benefit of 🌍
until you realize that lady is selling clothing made from it for 100 to 230 usd
They don't show us when they throw away the flowers of our loved ones at cemeteries either if you see it's because it is by chance.
@@josephmedina6403 People shouldn't be buried either. Another wasteful industry.
@@DeedlyDoodwhere else should the dead bodies go?
@vander9678 Good clothing used to be in that price range. Sweatshops and fast fashion have ruined our world's appreciation for well-made garments. It takes money to pay for the time and effort contributed by artisans, as well as better supplies for them to work with.
For example, a $35 Wal-Mart purse worn daily would fall apart in as little as a few months. A $300 Coach purse will last at least a decade, and has a lifetime repair warranty. The price may seem steep to us, but over time, it actually costs MORE money to buy the cheap and easy stuff instead.
Changing an existing problem while creating something useful and beneficial is the key to everyone's happiness❤
I pray and hope you recover soon Rupa ma’am. It’s wonderful how these entrepreneurs are recycling flowers.
It is a grave concern.
Over 82000 idols are submerged in waters off mumbai every year.
People need to wake up to its impact on the environment. ✨✨✨
And to wake up to the fact that it's all bullsht.
Most are clay based these day s
People should definitely think about env rather doing all these religious practices...but if say them you will termed as anti hindu... Nobody thinks if Gos will be happy with destroying nature
Honestly few years back, idols used to be simply clay, no more. These days they are made with toxic paint decorations and plaster of Paris. For convenience and aesthetics. That's where Indians went wrong.. They shouldn't have changed the idols to dolls.@@nandagopalm7232
Unfortunately all our religious practices are only polluting every kind of pollution.
How smart arse could recycle hundred of idols thrown around every tree on which a dog pisses ( later the place is convetd ito a every w a bard - Pracheen Mandir ,in the Centre of the road.
The Indian incense I buy in the US is 10 sticks for $2.50. When you think about importers and wholesalers and the retailer, that's a very small amount right from the factory. I had no idea it was made by hand.
Yup u should come here and load your goods. There are loads of brands in this industry across India.
In Egypt, these are very cheap that only strolling street vendors sell them and I am not really sure if they're handmade or not, but they're definitely something worthy.
@@ahmody7500 ah, what do they use for? Incense is pretty much used in the temples here, unless the incense is a mosquito repellent.
@@farukhsheikh5790people use it to cover the smell of weed they smoke
Basically everything is made by hand, people just assume its not if its cheap. Cheap does not mean machines made it, it usually means slave labor
All my love ❤❤
Such a beautiful woman and her workers as well!
Informative and educational.
I wish a speedy recovery for Lady Rupa's health.❤ Take care.
Thank you.
Loves the incense man giving women who use to have to scavenge for a living...not only is he repurposing the temple flower waste but helping those women go from barely surving to having health benefits. Love these kinds of stories.
Their products are expensive. But I didn't know this policy of theirs. Would try buying theirs. It doesn't have great rating though...
@@blobofconsciousness really, I hadn't checked. I figured it would be more localized to India, I wonder if they burn longer or the scene throw is further. Hopefully they can fix some of what people are complaining about. As for the price, I'd pay more for a good cause but it must be hard to make even. Like the dye lady has had that company for well over a decade and still isn't making profit.
@@blobofconsciousness thank you, I found them on Amazon. They are currently $15, down from $19, for two boxes and incense holder each box had 80. They are a bit more expense but not God awful prices and the rating on Amazon is 4 stars. I'm gonna read reviews.
Wish Rupa and Adiv all the best! The brand deserves more appreciation and suppport.
Love to Rupa and her beautiful team
Shameless country never fails to amuse me 😂😂😂
Dumping literally every single type of waste you can think of, into the river, then calling it a "Holy river" the hypocrisy is indescribable
but on the bright side im glad that people are actually recognizing that this is an issue and coming up with solutions for it
It's the lack of knowledge. Ganga has the fastest cleaning rate and has medicinal qualities to it's water. The water from Ganga river can remain clean for decades if you put it in a bottle. So all these qualities has led to it gaining the title of holy river. But there is a limit to how much a river can self clean. For thousands of years there was only limited pollution so Ganga was able to clean itself. In 2018, Clean Ganga movement was started since then Ganga has become clean again. However this problem still persists in Yamuna.
River has been holy for thousands of years. Trash,plastic and chemicals are an invention of 20th century.
@@Canyouseemeannabrooo are you coping that you have animals in your population peeing, shitting and dumping trash in your "holy river" wtf are you on about?
@@Canyouseemeannathats bullshit. Studies have literally found fecal matter in the water of ganges.
😂😂😂@@Canyouseemeanna
Composting
Vermicomposting (black soldier flies as food for chickens and fish)
Biodigestion for cooking gases or energy
Lots of options for investors who want to create jobs for people :)
All my prayers go to Rupa. Her business needs to continue as it is helping her country and the environment.
Thank you to the great people who care about the environment. They are really amazing
Thumbnail was wild
bro u are wild! lol
lindu god😂
5:00 the cat is adorable 💕
I was gonna say the same thing
OMG ikr!!!
small boi
@@yuming8845 smol indeed
smol car
This is a great news. Seeing some people really take a step to preserve the environment.
Miss Rupa, you are still in the fight!!! Bless this woman ❤️
Even though it's really sad to see the rivers so polluted, Indians are really so smart. How innovative it is recycle these waste and make incense, garments etc. Hats off!!!
Would love to own some Adiv clothes.❤
no@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5
Guys it's just 10% only. Have u seen ganga and yamuna?? Kasi and Varanasi ??😂😂
Ganta ka smart indians
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 jesus bows to krishna
@@dinesh6489 all the cities on the bank of Yamuna and Ganga are needed to undergo brown field project, It is so suffocating to see them in such condition. Government knows to extract taxes but not to return to those states which need them the most.
They "worship" river and look at what they do to the river. Imaging when they say they "love" their family. I'm honestly scared for women and children there.
Hahaha funny. If u r too concerned, then go there and do something
@@jeemugan That's a silly comment. There's nothing a person can do about the condition of India, but a person can still be concerned about it regardless
You dont have to be, we are doing fine.
@@cosmicstar5151 did your arranged husband make you type that dear?
- 8:04 These are such beautiful clothes 😍. I am so glad to see waste being turned into useful items. 🗑 💜
Such innovative startups are in rise in India. Converting used offerings into something economical creates a economic cycle. Every large temple in India provides employment to thousands of people in diverse sectors.
Thank god I am not indian 😌
This venture is both brilliant and beautiful, I hope it has nothing but positive impacts on everything it is involved with
Rupa is such a lovely person. Prayers for her complete recovery. 🌈
Hatsoff rupa madam(hope you get well soon) and all,love from bangalore,india
it's like a whole different world when u see inside the workshop and then see the streets/river
I know that many people will criticize India for its treatment of our rivers and they should also do so because it is our loss to pollute the river. A campaign to clean rivers is being run on a large scale all over India, soon we Indians will be successful in this because we want to see our country progressing in all fields.
I am not an Indian, nor I am a Hindu.
However, India have my good wish and prayer that they will succeed in cleaning their rivers.
After all, I am still a human who live on the same earth.
**laugh**
@@Joe-sg9ll Of course we know that America, China are the biggest polluters in the world, they always want to destroy other countries by any means. Whereas India has 0% chance of market coming in India and is the only economy which is growing fastest. Even big reputed institutions like Jeffrey, Moody's believe the same. We are less developed. The family structure in India is very strong. We Indians do not leave our elder parents alone. We consider taking care of them as our duty. This is what makes India great, we are the only surviving civilization from the barbaric Islamic invaders and Christian missionaries and we are growing, then you have a big problem.
@@lonesomefencesitter3186 When you say that I am not an Indian, then it is clear that you are not a Hindu either. Because Hindus and Indians are complementary to each other, without Hindus there is no India, just like Pakistan and Bangladesh were part of the Indian subcontinent just a few years ago. The Hindu community was eliminated from there by any means, massacre, forced conversion, now India does not match there at all.
Both are Islamic nations, they are democracies only in name, in reality there is no democracy in both the countries.
@@Yadavendra. I see, I will tell my friends in Bali that the Indian consider them Fake Hindu. that only Indian are Hindus. **Laugh**
😂😂
It's so insane. The Harappan people who created Indian as a culture had sewers, baths, and plumbing four thousand years ago. They based their society on cleanliness and are known for having well-built thoughtfully planned out cities and homes. Their urban planning was literally thousands of years ahead of most of the world. They were already trading goods that would make it to what would be Europe eventually.
And now this is what India has become. The most overpopulated and polluted country in the world. The top three most polluted countries are India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Which were all one country until the British decided to destroy a country out of spite.
This is what Colonialism and "Industrialization" have done. Destroyed native industries and skills in order to introduce machines to extract work from people like it's a resource. India and China used to produce high quality fabric at the cheapest prices as their default exports. Now we have the cheapest fabrics made for synthetic trash at low to high prices with higher quality fabrics being exclusive to the wealthy. Is it really such a bad thing if China and India are working together to regain their lost status? America seems to think so. But then again, America and Britain have shoehorned us into capitalism where we can no longer survive without being slaves to an exploitative organization and work 9-5 while they also attempt to control their brand image through you by censoring every aspect of your life and what you can post, wear or say.
Colonisation didn't cause this, the corruption of the Governments makes this happen. During the British rule the streets were clean it was when they left it went downhill.
Irrelevant but good try
@UA-camVagabond If you think the point is irrelevant, then you are why we have the saying " Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it! "(George Santayana-1905).
@@ReclusiveEaglethe UK hasn’t controlled India for quite a long time, can’t blame everything on them
This is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a while.
Hats off to these people!
This is such a splendid work and God bless❤
The dalmation patterned fabric from the petals is so pretty :0
Flowers can be turned into fertilizers
I guess that amount of flowers can affect the PH of the soil, so it'd be nice for a while but can't be a permanent solution.
😂
I wonder why nobody thought that.
It's a Good idea. You should Start a Business in India 😂.
@@violetta278there are already startup doing that
Ooh! those fabrics look stunning!
India really needs reforms and revolution.
@@fish6760 Nope, we don't more garbage here!!.. keep your garbage upto your home..
@@fish6760Dead man on cross?
@@fish6760That pin cushioned Hobo??
@@theonethatexists at least that dead man people don't have rituals of pollution
@fish6760 tf
>Worship the river as a holy being
>Shit, piss, throw your garbage into it
lol
Appropriate environment for their idols.
Perusahaan yang luarbiasa&menakjubkan,
memanfaatkan bunga-bunga yang sudah tidak terpakai menjadi corak&pewarna pada kain,menjadikan bahan campuran untuk membuat dupa,,,
Sungguh pekerjaan mulia&sangat luarbiasa🙏
Akan tetapi lihat di sungai gangga
Watching videos like this make me feel good
India just needs another million innovated people like this to deal with their waste and India will be a much better place. The same goes for 99% of countries around the world.
nope not 99% of the countries around the world... i can list at least 40 that dont litter. Why dont you go and visit Bhutan (Indias neighbour) and they will teach India how its done!!!
@@sweetsweet3753 That's good to hear👍
It all starts at the individual level.
When will there be a god of cleanliness and Hygiene?
For a culture that "respects and is connected to nature" they sure do treat nature like a sewer
Trash and urban/ industrial waste are fairly recent phenomena. There's no harm in disposing off organic things like flowers or clay sculptures into water bodies. The problem is the introduction of pesticides and synthetic colours.
"Disrespectful to throw into the trash"
Throws trash on the trashed flowers...
@@essee3984 Indians even throw CORPSES into the Ganges!
It is easy to criticize without context. Many practices got disconnected from environment they developed in during colonization & modernity.
Book abt. one of these practices - Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India
not everything is the result of colonization, are these people not able to use their brains @@dsbdsb6637
Its crazy how they bow their head to an idol and then throw it the garbage
Hats off to these people. They are doing amazing work. They should get government support and subsidies instead of big corporations.
When I saw the use for flower recycling as incense I remembered using the rose petals from our rose garden to make scented rose beads to include in necklaces and bracelets for our club to sell.
Polluting in the name of religion... A threat to human life.
It's amazing how contrasting the actions are. At this point, the worship feel like an excuse. "God, forgive me for I am about to pollute the river you so carefully created"
On a larger scale polluting in the name of development, or money, or fame.... list goes on.... we humans are destructive.
@@mooniswani1873 islam and Christianity: world destruction and genocide
they're humiliating their gods by throwing them into the river and letting cows scattered on the roads causing massive accidents.
what I just can't understand is how people can look at a religion like this and another religion that is more sound (like basically any abrahamic religion) and still choose this one. i understand that there it is a bit of a problem if you choose something else, i mean the muslims there have seen how bad it can get, but it still is weird.
Cutting trees in Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 is saving Life.
Bravo. Salute. Rivers are so polluted in india. Cities are polluted
What a nice video. It’s a interesting and blessed work.
I would happily go over there for a month just to workin her shop depetaling the flowers all day
Temple business is the biggest and ever growing business model of India... 😀😀😆
Just like churches in USA
Like rice bags😂
@@Dashnami_Hindu Modi is begging votes in rice growing states of South India... 😜🤪
@@joshuacherian6718 according to your bullshit logic every political leader Is beggar🤣🤣
Rice bag coverts showing that they don't even have a basic sense
@@Dashnami_Hindu rice bags>> gobar bags
Great video, very informative!
Hell yeah with these companies Be Blessed 🙌 😇
This is why I avoid buying new idols in the first place, until the old ones just wear or rust away.
Hindu be like: *alright ram you no longer are use full* 😂😂😂😂
Born in a Hindu family i would say it's a curse, hate god why I'm not born in American family
That's Awesome I Hope The Best For You
It's a closed circle. Give and take. All business should be like this.
How wonderfully the flowers from Dargah and the flowers from Mandir blends together... such harmony ♥ (*edited* I'm sorry for my mistake)
Don't lump us in with these weirdos. We don't use flowers in mosques.
@@iamnot664 I was gonna comment "now let's see the worshipers" and surprise! Someone had already come to make my point!
@@iamnot664u r paedos here man and wierdos
Nobody use flower for pray in mosque just like church (just practice no wasted) flower just used when visiting grave
@DeeprajChauhan-oh8vv I don't understand peasant language but I can smell the hate. Stinky 😷
What a beautiful example of how India is able to innovate.
10:43 in downtown Los Angeles, theres the flower district and while the vendors get customers year round, it makes me think of ways they're also trying to keep things clean.
One positive aspect of all the flowers is there is a slow rise in native flowers being sold and attracting more bees (solitary and hive) to pollinate in front of the store directly. A bit of nature slowly coming in to LA. Hopefully we see more recycle techniques like we see here in the video over here as well.
‘Even a drop makes a difference.’ Yes it does!! ❤
You create something, Worship it and then dump it😢
Bcz the idols r not God it's the representation
@@tivo3720then why dont you worship micheal jackson? Hes definitely impacted more lives than the idols you worship.
The idol is made of clay, and it decays. Research bro.!!
The flowers and clay statues increase the nutrition and fertility of the river waters which then get deposited into fertile farmlands downstream.
@@tivo3720still, they should be recused
- 14:53 I hope && pray she will make it out && survive this cancer. 🙏🏽 She has an amazing team 👏🏽 ❤️ Stay strong 💪🏽 💙
Im glad that people are improvising and reusing flowers for incense and clothing ^^
4:50 bonus kittys 😊
That made me smile.
Why not just compose the flowers in mass for future sacred crops? Cheap, and perfectly cyclical.
Good news from India :)
As a Chinese enviromentalist, I truly respect Lady Rupa from my deep heart.
This sort of stuff is why India is still a developing country currently.
Ahhh white people' main polluter lecture india bravo 😂
As an indian in America is sad to see them just throw away in rivers and stuff
Such beautiful fabric and every shirt and scarf is unique.
The symbolism is perfect: pay hommage to imagined gods while destroying the planet you actually live in. Chef's kiss
Just like how today's western people worship fictional superheroes while making fun and destroying the planet they actually live in!!
When I went to a Buddhist funeral, the monks were gathering the floral offerings from the altar and taking them back to the front gates so people could take them and offer them ... again, and again.
Hindu rituals are based on personal energy.. It is believed that the offering is an energy exchange.. Hence nobody else here would want to use what another gave as an offering 😊
Not just funerals. On wesak day, at the temple I used to go to, people use and reuse the flowers. They're collected by temple staff from the altars and placed back on the flower tables. You don't actually purchase the flowers, just give what you can into the donation box. It's a balanced cycle and helps reduce waste. Even food offerings are collected and distributed among the homeless. It's considered a kind of blessing to eat food that's been offered to Buddha.
@@blobofconsciousness In Buddhism the "intent" in the mind of the giver is what matters, with the flowers or shawl just an external symbol, so it works.
If India Buddish Majority World Religion Campaign just focus on 3 Religion :Cristianity in America&Europe ,Islamic in Middle to SouthEast and Buddism in South to Far East
@@lazygardens except that you cannot vouch for another person's intentions. We don't want to meddle with someone else's karmic energies. In that case you might as well give only your prayers as offering.
Just like you don't pay for the loan I took, so can't you not use the flowers someone else put their money on it. (Money is also energy). Some people have blood money. And use these rituals to gain some good credit to their soul's account.
You may not understand energies, so I'll leave it at that. I can go on and on 😊
Buddha was a Hindu. So theirs will be similar to us, with their unique distinction.
Buddha doesn't believe in god, but we do. Hence you cannot compare us.
If you respect Buddhism kindly stick to it. This is the Hindu practice for eons. We fared fine till now.
If you still wish to show concern for pollution, do so at the notorious industrial effluents which started to suffocate our rivers in the past few decades (before which the rivers were fine) . Because they're the true reason for the miserable plight. Not temple wastes.
Thats insane they just treat the river like a garbage disposal... and a toilet... then also drink and bath in it 🤣💀
Nobody drinks water directly from rivers nowadays
Some indian said the water is holy and safe, drank from it and died a week after, nobody drinks from it.
@@rahulchakraborty4863don’t man they will always treat us like shit now matter what we do
Those stacthose statue made with bamboo, Grass and soil... totally okey for River!! Dumb!!
@@aryankushwaha1964you do realise that those rivers are ecosystems for millions of life forms, like fish, turtles, algae, frogs etc. Moreover, wildlife also consume that water. So yea, shaneintegra isn't wrong. What is wrong is the practice of polluting the rivers.....
Wish you all the best Rupa
Very interesting! It's very sad how the leftovers pollute an already badly polluted water system, tho.
This shows no matter where u come from or no matter what u believe in humans are wasteful
Next time @BusinessInsider should do a video on how US fails to handle millions of tons of christmas waste
We don’t dump it in a River
Why take offence instead of seeing dd news which whole day does nothing but follow modi here and there, atleast some of these channels are showing what work is actually making an impact.
They already did that they are using trees to rebuild coast lines maybe if you were paying attention people wouldn’t have to tell you this
Halloween waste is even more.
A problem is a problem - pointing out another problem doesn't make India's issues any better or worse.
India has such a beautiful culture it’s sad that it got so polluted. Wonderful that they’re making effort to reduce waste.
I actually love the cats just wandering all over the place, cheeky bois
The way they treat their rivers is repulsive 🤢
And yet it's supposedly "sacred" to them. I call bullshit.
those statue made with bamboo, Grass and soil... totally okey for River!! Dumb!!
For some it's "Sacred" I Call it " Our rich and colourful culture"
And for western people culture is "School soothing" And "Drug addict streets" 😆😆😆
@@theabhishekmondalnot after they paint it and put all those organic/nonorganic “offerings” on it
@@theabhishekmondalthe plaster ones sure aren't.
Ever think about what we do to ours?