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Posted Mon Aug 31 2009: from
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India's idol rituals take toll on environment http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1251737223
All over India, Hindus recently celebrated the birthday of the elephant god and now the idols made for this festivity are being taken to India's ocean, rivers and lakes and deposited.
It's part of the Hindu religious cycle. But it's also a huge source of pollution. And in recent years, idol immersion has become a popular local event, with some statues so huge they must be lifted by cranes.
The Ganeshas gleam with gold paint and glisten with reds, pinks and greens. But scientists who've studied the problem say these paints often contain toxic metals, such as lead and mercury. They contaminate plants, and poison fish and irrigation and drinking water. They end up in the human food chain.
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Idol hands are the devil's workshop.
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This reminds me: Many now believe that the deforestation of Easter Island was due to the impact of mindless idol worship.
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