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Amit Dave / Reuters
A boy swims in the polluted waters of the river Sabarmati to dive for offerings that are thrown in by worshippers in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Aug. 20, 2010. In recent years, the religious festivals and customs in India have come under increasing scrutiny as public awareness of environmental issues grows.
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At the very least, offerings in plastic bags should be prohibited.
breaks my heart!
Common sense may suggest a problem.
I've been monitoring many responses to the photos on this blog.
What I've seen is a handful of really good thoughtful writings, and a lot of really poorly written nasty, unthoughtful writings. There seems to be a method and pointed slant to quite a bit of the nasty stuff. In fact, I think some of these folks are getting paid to chime in, because it is only with certain photos, from certain parts of OUR PLANET that they usually refer.
I'd like to know who the folks in the shadow are.......
The offerings of plastic bags is very odd indeed, much like sacrifices but sacrificing the environment instead of one animal at a time. Very sad indeed. People love to kill, maim, pollute and all because of their faith in god. I suppose she is supposed to clean up after them like their mothers. Religion will be death of us all.