Volunteers of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad have set a target of preparing 25,000 diyas in Baharia block in trans-Ganga pocket of Prayagraj district. PRAYAGRAJ: In a first, volunteers of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have set a target of preparing 10,000 idols of God Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi as well as 25,000 diyas of cow dung at a gaushala (cow shelter) in Baharia block in trans-Ganga pocket of Prayagraj district. VHP regional secretary (gauraksha) Lal Mani Tiwari told TOI, “This is the first time that VHP’s gaushala will prepare around 25,000 diyas and 10,000 idols of god and goddess at ‘Shri Prem Gaushala Anusandhan trust’ in village Nari under Baharia block. We have engaged three SHGs, around 33 women workers, for making diyas and idols and production has already started.”
Tiwari said, “If this is successful, we will take up production of diyas and idols at other gaushalas from next year.” “Eco-friendly cow dung diyas and idols have been trending since last year and many people have taken to green way of celebrating the festival of lights and sound. Now, people are ditching clay diyas and instead rooting for those made of cow dung as they see it as a way of empowering gaushalas and local communities,” he added.
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