How Indians Handle Millions Of Tons Of Temple Offerings | World Wide Waste

[@Xeonerable]

It's crazy how important water is to all life on Earth but humans just dump their trash into it so carelessly.

[@monk331]

"People"

[@aditisk99]

​@@monk331The people who dump aren't humans?

[@monk331]

@@aditisk99 they are the same as what they dump: trash.

[@lampad4549]

Crazy

[@johanneslaseur3876]

okay but the issue i see is that the trash is not naturally degradable.

[@BethanyHarbaugh]

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.

[@fartingshartingpig5287]

That river is one of their "gods", and they dump sewage directly into her. I'm pretty sure the flowers are fine.

[@omarsait2050]

What about peeing and shitting on roadside?

[@omarsait2050]

What about peeing and shitting on roadside?

[@honestpetvideos9307]

​@@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

[@tikimillie]

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.

[@raycenteno7698]

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.

[@crimeunlimited]

You wont.

[@ravenmeyer3740]

I would.

[@413smr]

I just looked up the incense, Phool. It's available on Amazon, among other websites.

[@DBT1007]

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.

[@clogs4956]

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.

[@FloodExterminator]

And yet, many Indians I speak with claim India has the cleanest rivers... Sure...

[@Haahahaacker]

HAHAHAH CLEAN MY AS INDIANS GROSS

[@thedictationofallah]

If you go to the cities most of the rivers are awful but the rural areas have nice rivers. Still, Those Indians are lying

[@zyreh6088]

In my understanding, they believe that the river cleans itself because it is divine... That's why even if it's clearly polluted with trash and everything they still believe it is clean because of its divinity... A really twisted argument i must say...

[@janelaincloudcroft]

and when you point it out it's either east India or Bangladesh

[@champadevi2581]

Yes it has, until it crosses a major city like Delhi where there are industries that take full advantage of these rivers.

[@paigehart86]

"Locals find it disrespectful to throw away the flowers." *Dumps entire holy statue into the river*

[@ninja-ginger1973]

Do you know why they don’t just use it again for next year?, have a good day

[@PaehShorts]

Hindu logic

[@isanlau198]

@@ninja-ginger1973 i dont, could you explain?

[@ninja-ginger1973]

@@isanlau198 I don’t, I see no reason why they can’t just put it in storage and use it again next year instead of just dumping a massive statue of THEIR OWN GOD in a river and making it even more polluted. Have a great day

[@Shivakumarxmudavath]

​​@@ninja-ginger1973water is considered holy , "Goddess ganga " and returning idol to water is called visarjan , so that they could start back to their heavenly homes. And it signifies that , everything that is born has an end . So we dont store them after 9 days of worship visarjan is followed , next year another idol will be worshipped and the cycle continues . And yeah now a days most of idols are also eco friendly. I hope this answers yours questions .

[@bzmc]

The fact they can throw away their idols in the river once the festival is over blows my mind completely

[@Drwatson1097]

The fact that you foriegner throw your mom and dad when they become old

[@rupom_1670]

@@Drwatson1097 in comparison trowing away a god intentionally it the name of worship is worse.

[@imthecoolest50]

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?

[@muhammadhasanul]

​@@imthecoolest50Hindu logic

[@coolranch-ez4tu]

@@imthecoolest50their beliefs are illogical and it’s way too obvious that it’s false

[@abundantharmony]

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.

[@severalverysmallmangos]

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.

[@zizimugen4470]

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.

[@giganerd6780]

Flowers, Clay, woods decay eventually

[@iamrobot396]

They are organic waste nothing different than leaves falling in the river. Keep your idiotic westernviews with yourself

[@iamnot664]

@@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.

[@Furanku13]

"Oh holy water, you are god, you are life, you are divine" "proceeds to shit and throw trash in said holy water"

[@gurunaathsivakumar534]

They don’t shit in holy water but good try

[@owenkelsey6279]

@@gurunaathsivakumar534 I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if they did

[@wesas2344]

​@@gurunaathsivakumar534yeah ganga river laughing in the corner

[@DeFausti]

@@gurunaathsivakumar534 of course they do.. ganges dirtiest river in the world

[@Veritas419]

Don’t forget all the dead bodies they dump in the rivers.

[@AndyRiot]

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!

[@garylefevers]

Amen.

[@donnakawana]

I just adore Rupa... She's what I call an Earth Angel!!

[@AndyRiot]

@@donnakawana 100% The only angels I have ever met have been human, like Rupa.

[@trivedirupa]

Thank you so much so much 🙏🏻😊

[@lj7471]

Get well soon Rupa, so you can continue your great work

[@asankajayaweera7212]

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.

[@DrPeculiar312]

Too bad the people of their country are so rude and wasteful, that they need to do this

[@cyberpunk409]

I can guarantee you that saving the environment is the last thing on their mind... Making some money is why they do this.

[@jbsornet5652]

@@cyberpunk409 Rupa's team could easily buy fresh flowers for a much, much lower price than having to pay for workers to collect, transport and sort the offerings. Did you even watch the video?

[@Yvonne-ls6kg]

Yes by creating more waste 👏👏

[@tetrakis7755]

@@cyberpunk409 You gotta survive somehow…if only people prioritized environmental conservation more. Similar ignorance is happening here in America too.

[@iamnotmydepression]

Those fabrics are beautiful, what a fantastic way of preserving the temple offerings.

[@boohere2]

It's better then going to landfill.

[@iRamUrMother]

@@boohere2 they're still going to the land fill, what are you talking about (7:05 as reference)?

[@rajeshgajwelly9035]

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.

[@Zirkzest]

Buy it

[@JiyaYa-sh9vb]

Lol😂​@@rajeshgajwelly9035

[@TrevorBruce-f3l]

Took me 10 seconds into this video to determine that temple offerings are pointless. Just pray and leave the river alone..

[@champadevi2581]

Bro is an atheist ⚛️😢

[@ThomasCraig-rg9bg]

You are so disrespectful!

[@bilalnasirvvvv]

i once puked there smelly swetty

[@SyrFlora]

It is a valid point.. Dumping offerings stuff ,into rivers etc.. more disrespectful to be honest.. and it even disrespect nature.

[@champadevi2581]

@@SyrFlora disrespectful to whom?? It's supposed to be an offering to the deities. The problem of excessive dumping can be a problem I understand but we can't judge what's respectful and not in someone's religion only based on biased speculation.

[@a.l.a.7847]

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. 🙌

[@rajeshgajwelly9035]

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.

[@PabloEskyBruz]

Endia supapowah 2020

[@PabloEskyBruz]

Low caste Pajeet taking pride over someone else’s job. Lmao

[@Kevinopn]

@@rajeshgajwelly9035 I'm sorry to tell you this but it's only because evrything cost less money in your country, people included. "superior intellect" Good joke. 😂

[@rajeshgajwelly9035]

@@Kevinopn I will become CEO of big company, shit in my room, and order you clean up the mess. We indian are clearly superior and us indian will become your bosses.

[@folliesofmen2628]

Wish Rupa and Adiv all the best! The brand deserves more appreciation and suppport.

[@moncang3265]

That thumbnail looks like a cover of a sick indian music MV

[@gudboi1944]

Hahaha he’s about to drop his microphone

[@NoName24-s6i]

Hindi Nirvana 😅

[@dulio12385]

Reminds me of Dio's Holy Diver.

[@Founderschannel123]

​@@NoName24-s6i curt cobain fan

[@inisipisTV]

Perfect for a Nirvana album cover, if Kurt was still alive.

[@QuinZcoco]

Hindu's: I worship this idols * throws it in water* Hindu's: our cow's are sacred * leave them to become roadkill* Hindu's: our river is holy * pollute the river by bathing in it*

[@Krishna34619]

Yes, human activity is destroying the river. They are doing it for religion but don't respect the river at all. You are right on everything except "leaving cows to become roadkill." Cows are sacred to Hindus everywhere. They are not roadkill. Think of them like pedestrians on a busy road. Why does an animal roaming freely, with humans regularly giving it food, remind you of roadkill?

[@tux_duh]

Literally every religion is contrary, in most Christian sects having short hair is right for men because it shows outward holiness, although according to their own lore God gives strength to men with long hair (samson) An easier point is "God made all things perfect ,he makes no mistakes, except for those rotten homosexuals."

[@wakilahmedd33]

@@tux_duh homosexuals are indeed rotten

[@wakilahmedd33]

@@tux_duhhomosexuals are rotten indeed

[@pratriciadewan7396]

​@@Krishna34619Because traffic can crash into those street cows and turn them into roadkill.

[@robertsas9001]

All the best for the lady! Good to see people making little changes for the benefit of 🌍

[@vander9678]

until you realize that lady is selling clothing made from it for 100 to 230 usd

[@josephmedina6403]

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.

[@DeedlyDood]

@@josephmedina6403 People shouldn't be buried either. Another wasteful industry.

[@braveheart2516]

​@@DeedlyDoodwhere else should the dead bodies go?

[@restezlameme]

@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.

[@dannylo5875]

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...

[@jrobbin24]

There you go now somebody’s thinking

[@remcovanvliet3018]

🤫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?

[@elenoreofmysticforests4052]

@@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

[@SPII-sh8gc]

they're not smart enough to manage that.

[@aasamspb967]

@@SPII-sh8gc actually they are. They just don't care.

[@maryjanefry]

Who else wants to see the place that grows all of these flowers?

[@intuitivediane]

I bet they are probably controlled by a very rich man and he is probably aligned to the government

[@BLARG09]

Why grow food to feed the people when you can grow billions of flowers

[@anirudh37]

60% of land in India is used for agriculture

[@lindalarsson1436]

Clean water needed. Clean. Toilets .

[@losingyouwasnotok8484]

not me india makes me sick

[@kuebby]

The incense production is really beautiful. I think that's the most pure version of returning the flowers to the gods. You're gifting them the flowers and then you burn those flowers as part of an offering. It's a full cycle at that point. If temple owners are just throwing them away, this is an objective improvement in every way.

[@sumayasadath4373]

burning organic compound...? Global Warming...?

[@bobbiobanion7706]

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.

[@blobofconsciousness]

Their products are expensive. But I didn't know this policy of theirs. Would try buying theirs. It doesn't have great rating though...

[@bobbiobanion7706]

@@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.

[@bobbiobanion7706]

@@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.

[@Automedon2]

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.

[@blobofconsciousness]

Yup u should come here and load your goods. There are loads of brands in this industry across India.

[@ahmody7500]

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.

[@farukhsheikh5790]

​​@@ahmody7500 ah, what do they use for? Incense is pretty much used in the temples here, unless the incense is a mosquito repellent.

[@joejerry7849]

@@farukhsheikh5790people use it to cover the smell of weed they smoke

[@nebuladog]

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

[@kmsh0601]

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.

[@reginageorgetownuni]

Wow. Are they available online??

[@kmsh0601]

@@reginageorgetownuni yes. The website's name is PHOOL

[@jamesmeppler6375]

If you think throwing flowers into a polluted river isn't recycling, then you dont seem to understand things unless they have a price tag...what a bunch of fake people who know nothing

[@foreverpainful]

The seeds make me worried. They could be handing out seeds that are invasive and illegal to import in other countries

[@mwater_moon2865]

@@foreverpainful Way to assume the OP isn't Indian

[@mikasaackerman444]

i'm a muslim but tbh when i saw that clip of them dumping the statues, it felt idk... weird? because weren't they worshipping it earlier and now they're dumping it like it’s nothing? I don't mean to say it as a way to offend anyone btw

[@nityasahu9223]

Its really common to have confusion . this is known as visarjan in hindi where god comes on earth for a few days , we take care of them and worship then after taking good care of them , we bid farewell and let them go to their realm and wait for next year. honestly the way they potrayed visharjan here is obviously disrestpectful because you dont just dump the holy statue like that. they are carefully immersed in water.

[@emptyhad2571]

@@nityasahu9223Do they bring it out or just leave it there?

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

it is part of the ritual. but u are roght it always baffles me the way theu chuck it down the river with violennt splash lmao. like just gently put it down in the water ffs

[@QuinZcoco]

​@@emptyhad2571leave it there to rot and pollute the water

[@kiryukazuma7960]

@@btchiaintkidding7837 part of the ritual is drowning your god, shocking.

[@dbuc4671]

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

[@Canyouseemeanna]

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.

[@essee3984]

River has been holy for thousands of years. Trash,plastic and chemicals are an invention of 20th century.

[@xyutsuoi3765]

​@@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?

[@Shaktiman-dz4vq]

@@Canyouseemeannathats bullshit. Studies have literally found fecal matter in the water of ganges.

[@ahmedelkhwaga2751]

😂😂😂​@@Canyouseemeanna

[@0rsan2010]

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. ✨✨✨

[@DeedlyDood]

And to wake up to the fact that it's all bullsht.

[@nandagopalm7232]

Most are clay based these day s

[@nainasharma8162]

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

[@blobofconsciousness]

​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

[@surjitpuri4839]

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.

[@pandulani]

Long live these Indian entrepreneurs who give a second life to things and people!

[@Tej-b7b]

Lol Ambani ain't doing shit for us.

[@Mahendra_murmu123]

In India the holiest the river is the dirty it will be. Hinduism at its best 😂

[@samstone936]

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.

[@daishanc6621]

As a Chinese enviromentalist, I truly respect Lady Rupa from my deep heart.

[@CringeDestroyer45]

Shooooo!!!!!!! You chinese is not needed here

[@tannguyen95]

​@@CringeDestroyer45( Xi jin Ping got his eyes on you 😂😂😂😂😂)

[@jakekuo7562]

@@CringeDestroyer45 Why are there so many racists...

[@vulcanitu2578]

​@@jakekuo7562and you're one of them

[@Yuumiiiiiiiii]

@@CringeDestroyer45 huh?

[@kkhanna364]

Much strength to Rupa, I hope she is healthier now. All of them are doing a wonderful job❤

[@webapple1]

To be honest, flowers in the Ganges are the least of the river's problems. dead bodies , sewage etc

[@nazeerpasha2075]

Besides this ' thrash of gods', they throw the partially cremated dead bodies and many of the Indians still defecate in the open and that shit also goes to the river.

[@totemworlds]

India’s lack of care for cleanliness and the environment stresses me out a lot.

[@solargirl7329]

Yeah me too 🥴

[@darkushippotoxotai9536]

Preamble : I am an Atheist, I don't think these rituals are logical, nor is any religion. But, Thing is, Most of temple waste is organic. I doubt rivers are all that worse off for it. I am willing to bet A kg of plastic causes worse effects than a 100 kgs of organic waste I'm assuming you are from the developed world

[@Krishna34619]

Yup, the main problem is overpopulation. The environment cannot support so many people and ends up getting destroyed. People are not educated of the harm they're doing to the environment, and the government doesn't do anything. Yes, it is very sad.

[@Kevinopn]

@@Krishna34619 Overpopulation is far from being the main problem, practice is the main one, when you ceremony for the death is make them bath in that holy water.. Let's not forget those who swim in it for their souls or "clean" stuff.. With used water ending up in here too..

[@bletwort2920]

Europe and America were just as filthy a few centuries ago.

[@SamadritaDatta-wv5os]

5:00 the cat is adorable 💕

[@swatimazumdardatta5943]

I was gonna say the same thing

[@BaniprasannaMazumdar]

OMG ikr!!!

[@yuming8845]

small boi

[@SamadritaDatta-wv5os]

@@yuming8845 smol indeed

[@andrihusainsudra]

smol car

[@aquibnaseer742]

When your gods are labeled as trash and pollutants, you need to rethink your ways of worship.

[@gurunaathsivakumar534]

It’s a tradition and those idol are made out of soil where they will dissolve

[@Xiyor_svdec]

​@@gurunaathsivakumar534why even throw them? Can't reuse or wat.. And yea stop claiming they're all eco friendly, I've seen dozens of you gods washing ashore broken into pieces.. I feel pity yaar.

[@QuinZcoco]

​@@gurunaathsivakumar534what about the chemical based paint??

[@snowecaddel9454]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@gurunaathsivakumar534I don’t mean to be rude to what you believe in, I’m not one to tell you what you should or shouldn’t believe in, but it is polluting the waters.

[@Yvonne-ls6kg]

@@gurunaathsivakumar534 it's not an excuse. You can change the traditions.

[@snowecaddel9454]

I don’t want to attack anyone for their beliefs, but you really can’t ignore the fact that India is one of the most polluted places on the planet. Is it even possible to reverse the damages ?

[@todaysgamer4987]

You are right, I'm Indian, and these things infuriate me so much. People are unhygienic and spit everywhere.

[@bletwort2920]

You're aware that the US, EU and China are the top polluters right?

[@manumudgal5776]

yoou do not need to care, foreigner

[@jass1794]

@@manumudgal5776change yourself mate. World is sick of you guys. I am an indian too. Go look at kashmir, punjab and north east

[@user-jk7vp7vn2k]

your pollution affects the entire world, same way the pollution in the US affects you. you're not as special as you think you are @@manumudgal5776

[@AmandaComeauCreates]

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 :)

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

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.

[@ReclusiveEagle]

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.

[@pepperroni6252]

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.

[@YoutubeVagabond]

Irrelevant but good try

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@KZbinVagabond 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).

[@jant3566]

⁠@@ReclusiveEaglethe UK hasn’t controlled India for quite a long time, can’t blame everything on them

[@JAnotherday]

Changing an existing problem while creating something useful and beneficial is the key to everyone's happiness❤

[@Tex_actual]

and the Indian government wonders why no one takes them seriously.

[@QuinZcoco]

There own citizens don't take them seriously 💀💀☠️

[@snowecaddel9454]

@@QuinZcocoreally no one does.

[@ubergeek1968]

For a culture that "respects and is connected to nature" they sure do treat nature like a sewer

[@essee3984]

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.

[@lilblkrose]

"Disrespectful to throw into the trash" Throws trash on the trashed flowers...

[@ubergeek1968]

@@essee3984 Indians even throw CORPSES into the Ganges!

[@dsbdsb6637]

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

[@had7669]

not everything is the result of colonization, are these people not able to use their brains @@dsbdsb6637

[@Aki92-11]

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.❤

[@pinkz7911]

no@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5

[@dinesh6489]

Guys it's just 10% only. Have u seen ganga and yamuna?? Kasi and Varanasi ??😂😂

[@Xyz04]

Ganta ka smart indians

[@johnnoonefan]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 jesus bows to krishna

[@gauravsharma_7]

@@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.

[@EyFmS]

Indians : "The Ganges is the most sacred of rivers". Also Indians : 11:18.

[@DinoMan_6]

Yiup…

[@Agent32.]

Dummy, its made of clay.

[@ziqqqqqqq]

The ecosystem is being blessed by ganges

[@ardikurniawan5987]

Ironic, while they consider the Ganges river as mother

[@Anime_stalk]

Who the he'll you are to tell us what we doing right or not ...

[@सौरभYadavendra]

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.

[@lonesomefencesitter3186]

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**

[@सौरभYadavendra]

@@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.

[@सौरभYadavendra]

@@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.

[@lonesomefencesitter3186]

@@सौरभYadavendra I see, I will tell my friends in Bali that the Indian consider them Fake Hindu. that only Indian are Hindus. **Laugh**

[@Shahrol76]

😂😂

[@keropi193]

Love to Rupa and her beautiful team

[@victoriabaker4400]

Rupa is such a lovely person. Prayers for her complete recovery. 🌈

[@Dr.D.Pingas]

I was skeptical about the introduction of the video, but these great entrepreneurs proved me wrong. It is amazing how dedication and creativity can result in the best businesses. Keep it going!

[@binlongwu9456]

its just disgusting to think about it. Dumping trash, pooping, peeing, dead corpse ,showering, drinking water is all in this "Holy Water". Let that sink in.

[@Kalankit5409]

The rivers have been considered sacred for the last 3500 years; dumping all the garbage into them is just a recent problem.

[@HarshSingh-1034]

Who said you that river is getting polluted because of that? Rivers are getting polluted not because of Flowers, Woods, Human bones etc those are degradable have some baisc knowledge do you know how many trees are cut and forest are destroyed to make a Kabristaan/Grave?? Rivers are getting polluted because of Factory🏭 waste, Vehicle pollution etc Humari Sanskriti 5000 yaers old hai Itne saal se toh pollution naho faila Population ghatiya Chemicals se failta hai Kisi ke Mrit Sharir se nahi jo jal raha ho Hum toh Panch Tatvo mein Vilin kardete hai Jisse hamara Sharir Bana hai Akash, Vayu, Agni, Jal, Prithvi Ye Humara Bhartiya Sanskriti hai People are celebrating diwali and what not near ganga and many other rivers No river ever got polluted So stop using polluted factory materials and then give gyaan We are Bhartiya We celebrate our Festival with people That's our Culture If you don't like other people then stay at you home It is Deeputsav

[@doloresdaphne8541]

God bless that genuinely kind hearted woman. Rupa.

[@krymsun3134]

>Worship the river as a holy being >Shit, piss, throw your garbage into it lol

[@parkosterwich7274]

Appropriate environment for their idols.

[@GentlemanQ]

Hinduism in a nutshell.

[@purplelord8531]

a lot of people would get offended but as an indian I am genuinely infuriated that nobody from your everyday man to the 'Hindu' nationalists care. this *should* be ridiculed until the problem is actually solved. this behavior is a stain on every indian and hindu

[@Harshgupta36x]

Where does yours shit piss goes?

[@lurji]

jeets gonna jeet

[@LateDude96]

Polluting the environment. What an awesome way to worship the gods!

[@whynugs]

it's like a whole different world when u see inside the workshop and then see the streets/river

[@user-js3ee5qv6g]

I pray and hope you recover soon Rupa ma’am. It’s wonderful how these entrepreneurs are recycling flowers.

[@Wiggie_Wiggie]

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.

[@Calibre336]

Thank god I am not indian 😌

[@ismatalivlogs8603]

Just imagine how much money they waste in the name of religion,,,,, instead of wasting money they could donate all the money to the poor people.

[@-MO22]

How much money do *you* realistically give to the poor?

[@ismatalivlogs8603]

@@-MO22 as much as I can on ability

[@cameronhermann9400]

This venture is both brilliant and beautiful, I hope it has nothing but positive impacts on everything it is involved with

[@dengist8172]

There is no need to respect "an ancient practice" when it is straight-up harmful. Slavery was "an ancient practice"

[@major2707]

Religious people successfully rejected your opinion 😁

[@jijayjijayjijay]

well they do still practicing "Slavery" through "Caste" - lower caste will always served higher caste

[@sansastark8834]

@@jijayjijayjijay it exists in capitalism as well. No better than caste issues even tho Westerners try to act holier than thou criticizing Indian practices

[@GamerSwagThe]

​@@sansastark8834You literally put people in a group and once born into said group, that's it. No way out. Shut up with comparing it to the US. You're even trying to bring that shit here in the states.

[@QuinZcoco]

​@@sansastark8834bro just compared capitalism to caste, one decide your status in society by how hard u works and how much U earn and other decides by where u were born, one can be changed by being higher class and other can't be changed no matter how rich u become, sure buddy 💀💀☠️

[@igoldenknight2169]

How the heck can dumping trash into the river honor the gods? Wouldn’t that be a mockery?

[@abhigyaabhi1141]

That's lack of scriptural knowledge... people need to know scriptures before following something

[@PoppinThePig]

we don't dispose them ganga is not just a river she's considerred a godess and a mother and ganesha (the idol and god) is given back to ganga so that he can return to his home

[@igoldenknight2169]

@@PoppinThePig this is an issue still because it would be disrespectful to the goddess who is the river because you are polluting her. Why couldn't the offerings be done all in one?

[@PoppinThePig]

@@igoldenknight2169 the statues are made of clay they deposit at the river bed and apart from other offerings into the river yeah that's just civic sense lacking in marginalised communities

[@PoppinThePig]

@@igoldenknight2169 all in one doesn't work everyone prays for themselves

[@sonjajane4426]

I think parts of India are handling recycling with great measures. The world could learn and get better together. Clay cups not plastics, jute bags, eating from banana leaves, non materialistic lifestyles and vegetarianism. AWESOMENESS. RESOECT ❤

[@snowecaddel9454]

You’re so sweet for putting it like that. I really hope India fixes their pollution issue soon, and it’d be nice if their neighbouring or other countries could help them out. They just need a push in the right direction.

[@ashukumar3564]

Really appreciable, You people make me to believe that Right intention can turn waste into wealth 😊

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 8:04 These are such beautiful clothes 😍. I am so glad to see waste being turned into useful items. 🗑 💜

[@osheroth]

Rupa, Ankit and their teams deserve the world

[@VICTORIOUSAFGHANS227]

0:16 I mean no disrespecting just if any Hindu answer me how can you worship something like this thrown as a dirt?!

[@bulbulcreation1036]

These people's just ignorant and idiot Government warn them Use small idol's Eco-friendly idols Who easily destroy in water But people's not listen They just throw it into water make large idols

[@Flare_Solaris]

Not surprised to see there are no replies to this comment. They definitely know what they are doing and they still choose to do it.

[@The_truth85]

Polluting in the name of religion... A threat to human life.

[@epsilon_music]

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"

[@erikpienk]

On a larger scale polluting in the name of development, or money, or fame.... list goes on.... we humans are destructive.

[@HhshhsHh-dw3qq]

​@@mooniswani1873 islam and Christianity: world destruction and genocide

[@blankspace.simulation]

they're humiliating their gods by throwing them into the river and letting cows scattered on the roads causing massive accidents.

[@baseder514]

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.

[@SheepleSpotter]

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.

[@sweetsweet3753]

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!!!

[@SheepleSpotter]

@@sweetsweet3753 That's good to hear👍

[@reginageorgetownuni]

It all starts at the individual level.

[@protanaman1887]

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🙏

[@sailorsoul-dk7sw]

Akan tetapi lihat di sungai gangga

[@mariaannainditahernawati7132]

kayaknya di indonesia utk ecoprint byk yg lbh suka menggunakan bahan daun tapi utk sampah bunga kayaknya msh byk yg nggak diolah ada yg mengolah jadi kompos tapi pasti byk juga yg hanya berakhir di tpa kayaknya perlu tuh pengolahan sampah bunga utk jadi dupa

[@njm1971nyc]

"Religious waste" is a special kind of crazy. Utterly pointless, completely unnecessary. Some people enjoy living in toxic environments, I guess. Stupid & weird.

[@_GMP_]

Flowers can be turned into fertilizers

[@Lizbrid]

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.

[@DD-lg6yl]

😂

[@violetta278]

I wonder why nobody thought that. It's a Good idea. You should Start a Business in India 😂.

[@shivamanand3686]

​@@violetta278there are already startup doing that

[@shanac5536]

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

[@teejayman215]

You need to watch better documentaries 😂

[@MaiJaan]

@@teejayman215like what?

[@rabzismail]

This was one of the most boring documentaries.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 14:53 I hope && pray she will make it out && survive this cancer. 🙏🏽 She has an amazing team 👏🏽 ❤️ Stay strong 💪🏽 💙

[@dewilew2137]

It’s absolutely crazy that these flowers were just dumped into rivers instead of being composted. Edit: apparently this incense is sold on Amazon! I’ll definitely be ordering some.

[@skzcandy88]

These foundations are so beautiful, not only are they saving and taking care of nature, but they are employing many people, specially women, in need, so I hope they thrive for many many many years

[@tashalynn29]

I would happily go over there for a month just to workin her shop depetaling the flowers all day

[@joshuacherian6718]

Temple business is the biggest and ever growing business model of India... 😀😀😆

[@lilacghoste8366]

Just like churches in USA

[@Dashnami_Hindu]

Like rice bags😂

[@joshuacherian6718]

@@Dashnami_Hindu Modi is begging votes in rice growing states of South India... 😜🤪

[@Dashnami_Hindu]

@@joshuacherian6718 according to your bullshit logic every political leader Is beggar🤣🤣 Rice bag coverts showing that they don't even have a basic sense

[@blazer9547]

@@Dashnami_Hindu rice bags>> gobar bags

[@Baasicstuff]

Thats Gross, this country needs to get its act together. Seriously WTH

[@Spee33]

Ooh! those fabrics look stunning!

[@askerman3228]

Its crazy how they bow their head to an idol and then throw it the garbage

[@Kalankit5409]

That's immersion ritual dude, they do this on exact 7th day

[@askerman3228]

@@Kalankit5409 u can't be disrespectful to ur creator

[@swarnadipmitra1095]

Because you didn't get it at all in the first place. We don't bow down to the idol at all.

[@ReasonAcharya-q8d]

@@Kalankit5409 abe randikepille kyun karte hai yeh toh bata?

[@bulbulcreation1036]

​@@askerman3228 Idols are not creator Their is energy Positive energy

[@켄지]

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.

[@jeemugan]

Hahaha funny. If u r too concerned, then go there and do something

[@ScooterCat64]

@@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

[@cosmicstar5151]

You dont have to be, we are doing fine.

[@dopeasfruck]

@@cosmicstar5151 did your arranged husband make you type that dear?

[@cosmicstar5151]

@@dopeasfruck Bold of you to assume I am married. Sitting in my dorm room while currently pursuing mechanical engineering, I can say we are doing absolutely fine, dear.

[@dronix5159]

Like Ibrahim a.s said ""He said, 'Do you worship that which you carve [with your own hands]? While Allah created you and what you do?'"-Qur an-Al-Anbya (21:66-67),trowing away your gods after worshipping them is just unbelievable

[@AliAli-w7o7h]

All prayers and thanks belong only to Allah Subhana Watealla for guiding us Muslims to Islam if it was not for Allah Subhana Watealla will will not be Muslims and guided to Islam we will be like this misguided hindutvas

[@gauravsharma_7]

India really needs reforms and revolution.

[@gauravsharma_7]

@@fish6760 Nope, we don't more garbage here!!.. keep your garbage upto your home..

[@theonethatexists]

​@@fish6760Dead man on cross?

[@Rudra-rf5cn]

​@@fish6760That pin cushioned Hobo??

[@smtkumar007]

@@theonethatexists at least that dead man people don't have rituals of pollution

[@cupcakzbacpud9502]

@fish6760 tf

[@Devlet-i-âliye-osmaniye]

Hindu be like: *alright ram you no longer are use full* 😂😂😂😂

[@NotYoutube-cp3qg]

Born in a Hindu family i would say it's a curse, hate god why I'm not born in American family

[@Kalankit5409]

That immersion ritual is only for two deities, not Ram.

[@SiddhaSingh-ip3fo]

😂😂

[@vinegarman4205]

@@Kalankit5409you get the point buddy boy. Nobody cares about the intricacies of your religion

[@timothy4664]

Watching videos like this make me feel good

[@Iciclefairy]

“SAAAR I COULD ASSURE YOU OUR VATERS ARE CLEAN SAAR!”

[@gaspernikl4323]

hygene in india is illegal

[@NTYOP9]

Obviously,,,literally (not kidding)

[@Athenas_favechild]

Who do you think invented shampoo?

[@MaskedEmperor18]

@@Athenas_favechild UK also invaded many countries for spices . guess who has the blandest food in western Europe .

[@gurunaathsivakumar534]

When logic leaves the world

[@gurunaathsivakumar534]

No it’s not

[@bell02-i2d]

They dispose their gods??

[@Jesse-.-]

Right! I didn't get that part 🤔

[@Lalita_Luna]

You're aware that the statue is not their god right? It's just a symbol to their god. An expression of devotion

[@mahanooralvi2403]

Yes they do 😂 , Now they will give a lot of crap logic to justify it

[@suhanaali2776]

yah which can't even protect him/herself from their worshipers🙂

[@PoppinThePig]

wtf dude we don't dispose them ganga is not just a river she's considerred a godess and a mother and ganesha (the idol and god) is given back to ganga so that he can return to his home

[@whitelotus1960]

This river is sacred, I'm going to put all my human crap in it now.

[@hamdihasan6069]

*I feel proud to be a Muslim ❤️* Our God never changes, we respect him with our hearts❤️

[@nonhlanhlakhumalo1401]

Repent and believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ

[@lukabarisic7080]

​@@nonhlanhlakhumalo1401Come to the true Lord Fazliya, foretold by his prophet Hassan. The truth is out there.

[@MingValentine]

​@@nonhlanhlakhumalo1401 Be quiet

[@VladmirPoopN]

​@@nonhlanhlakhumalo1401 go preach somewhere else

[@miguelatkinson]

​@@nonhlanhlakhumalo1401hmm because that definitely not how belief nor faith works there buddy

[@lazygardens]

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.

[@blobofconsciousness]

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 😊

[@videowatcher6246]

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.

[@lazygardens]

@@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.

[@anaskhoiri3653]

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

[@blobofconsciousness]

@@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.

[@kaibaborp396]

reminder that not all cultures deserve absolutely any respect

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Hats off to these people. They are doing amazing work. They should get government support and subsidies instead of big corporations.

[@EesaBabar-c3r]

Wow how they create their Gods and Worship them LOL☠☠☠ Allah says "Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind." [The Holy Qura'an 22:46]

[@greenteen7]

someone with common sense. exactly their hearts are blind. idol worship is such a huge sin. May Allah guide who He wills

[@FounderofDinocountryVCA]

Nobody cares about your religion. Just let us worship our statues . Respect for islam ( lost)-20000

[@FounderofDinocountryVCA]

@@greenteen7no thanks

[@EesaBabar-c3r]

@@FounderofDinocountryVCA just read the verse from ur books here:- 1. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (2.4.14): "There is no image of Him. He is without form, and He is not to be visualized." STILL U WORSHIP STATUES??????

[@EesaBabar-c3r]

@@FounderofDinocountryVCA still worshiping statues??? i gave u a verse from ur books too

[@Bald_money]

Worship's cows Eats there shit Worship's river Throw shit on it and also drinks The water calling it holy lol 😂

[@kedikadin-wr9sb]

😂😂 We must be so much grateful bro we were not born as a hindus indian

[@Bald_money]

@@kedikadin-wr9sb lol 😂

[@legacybacon4996]

Damn, imagine the amount of garbage they throw away to make it profitable.

[@axxlmann]

and somehow my plastic straw is the problem

[@CocoTayo]

Rupa is such a fantastic woman. We need more people like her in the world

[@TheRandompaint]

The hypocrisy of the river being holy while they pollute it to no ends is laudable 😂

[@iitn8437]

more than population of USA reside in plains of ganga river just imagine Americans with 50 times more land and resources abused them in bad way . what if all Americans concentrate in California only 🤔🤔 still I say if people living in ganges started adopting american lifestyle and luxary in 2 days water will become ph of 2

[@TheRandompaint]

@@iitn8437 you're not wrong about the higher concentration. But you can't ignore the irony of deeming a river holy while polluting it to high hell. And you can't just blame the government. The people use the river as a dump.

[@squidikka]

@@iitn8437 Whataboutisms do not change the reality here. Nobody with any sense would pollute their own place of holliness. You wouldn't dump sewage into a church or mosque. This is uniquely an Indian/Hindu phenomenon.

[@ziggyc3004]

What a beautiful example of how India is able to innovate.

[@andrewnewsome4277]

The patterns this technique makes on the fabric is beautiful.

[@Raj_Gupta18]

It is good to hear, the awareness is increasing and many startups is coming with the solutions. Our family also offers flowers to deities (we grow these in flower pots inside home). The next day we put these flowers into pots which acts as organic fertilizers.

[@gtrfreak]

4:50 bonus kittys 😊