1.  Om Gan Ganapataya  Namah:

2.  I am Ganesha. A fun loving and happy go lucky God  How I love my planet and all those who live on it!!

3.  This festival symbolizes harmony between humans and animals  After the monsoon you bring fresh earth (grass) home and worship it  It is my way of keeping you close to nature!  My visarjan symbolizes the cycle of life and death

4.  Each year, millions of my devotees bring me home and then after a few days bid me adieu with lots of fanfare and pomp!  What I would love is if they didn’t pollute the rivers and lakes that are so dear to me!!

5.  Please don’t use thermocol and other non- biodegradable material for the mandir and decorations  Make use of paper and cloth or flowers.!  Even plates and bowls made of supari leaves can be used  All the Nirmalaya can be put in the “kalash” shaped vessels provided by PMC on the river beds

6.  If you follow a clean and green Ganeshotsav, I promise to write a wonderful future for you and your planet.  Be eco friendly. Be smart. Be safe.

7.  Next time you send me back to heaven, please make use of the tanks placed next to water bodies.  I would love to be immersed in that water and spare the water world and all the little fish that I myself created.

8.  The POP idols of me that you use today take several months to dissolve in water  Moreover the chemical colours used on them are harmful for the marine life and they get passed on to you through the food chain

9.  These idols are made from clay or mud  The colours used are haldi, geru and multani mitti  The idols dissolve easily and only within a few hours  Since all material used is natural all my dear marine life is safe!

10.  If all the offerings given to me are used in a better way, wouldn’t we all be happier?  All the coconuts and prasad can be distributed among poor families.  All the flowers can be used to make compost which will make my earth more fertile!  You can also make natural colour from the flowers