EFFECT OF RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES ON ENVIRONMENT

•Overview:

Religious Activities are the activities which are done for religious purposes or for sacred of God.

>AS A COIN IS HAVING BOTH SIDES,

EVERY ACTION HAS A BOTH

ADVANTAGES AND DIS ADVANTAGES

AS INDIA IS MULTI-RELIGIOUS

COUNTRY.IT HAS SO MANY RELIGIONS.

So ,I Want to Explain especially with this religions Activities.

>Hindu>Christianity>Islam

Advantages of some of the religious practices to the Environment:

• The yaga’s or Yagna’s which are done with the sacred material will produce the elements

which cause the rains which was proven Scientifically.

• According to Hindu mythology god is in every creature of the universe. Which will make

people do not harm any other creatures which will support in maintain of the Ecosystem.

• In Hindu mythology the creature like pig treated as one of the forms of Lord Vishnu (Varaha

avatar),and Cow is treated as the combination of So many Gods and Goddess. This will cause

the development of sacred feeling among animals to Humans.

• According to Christianity , whole universe is created by Jesus himself. Sacred Bible Also

support the Maintaining Eco balance.

• Reference to (Psalms 24:1-2

The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. For He has

founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.)

• Sacred Quran states"And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with

its wings except [that they are]communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a

thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered." (Qur'an, 6:38) http://quran.com/6/38

“Hindu” Religious Practices which effect the environment:1)Mass bath in khumba mela.2)Idol Immersion into water bodies.(God vinayaka and Goddess Durga )3)Burning of Narakasura idols On Naraka chathurdhashi.4)Burning of crackers which cause pollution (sound & Air) although it kills some insects.

• Recently, Kumbh Mela (largest religious gathering on the planet) in 2010 at

Haridwar witnessed around 80 million devotees travelling from different parts of

India to take a holy dip in Ganga.

• The annual ritual of immersing idols of Goddess Durga and other Hindu deities

in the Ganga river has threaten the survival of the endangered river dolphin and

other aquatic creatures but also increases pollution in the already polluted river.

• In a recent finding, the scientists have observed that various species of fishes

which helped in keeping the ganga river water clean are facing extinction

due to pollution made by religious practices and industrial waste.

• According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Gangetic dolphins are in grave

danger with their population declining at a rate of 10 percent annually. Rotten

Dead Bodies are one of the major cause behind it.

Effect of Islamic Religious Practices on environment:

This tradition accounts for the slaughter of more than 100 million animals in only two days of Eid. In Pakistan alone nearly 10 million animals are slaughtered on Eid days costing over US$3 billion.

usually a cow, but can also be a camel, goat, sheep or ram depending on the region.

Riyadh welcomes Eid Al-Fitr with fireworks display which causes sound and air pollution mainly in Islamic country like Southey Arabia.

Killing of animals for presenting their life's to god’s .which cause imbalance in ecosystems.

Killing of animals for making Haleem which is treated as sacred refreshment (which is taken in after iftar prayers in Hyderabad)

Effect of Christianity Religious Practices on Environment:>Crackers which blown on new year eve is all over world is creating large Amount of air pollution and noise pollution.>Candles which are lighten on churches create small amount of pollution.>Lights which are made on Christmas Eve are Made by plastics which effect soil pollution which are not easily

Degradable in soil.>Artificial Christmas trees are made by Plastics and metal components which Cause the pollution.

Measures:-

• Government is also making plans to control the religious practices which effect the

environment. But it is not effectively Done due to Sensitivity of religious Matters in

people.

• Recently in AP, The C.M (Chandrababu Naidu) Gave a call to people to celebrate the

Diwali 2014 without crackers which is done success fully.

• Some organizations and Government is also creating awareness of making idols of

Goddess Durga and Lord Ganpathi with clay which is available along banks of local

water bodies.

• Government also Kept a minimum range for plastics manufacture(usually measured

in microns) for making stars on Christmas Eve and for plastic made items.

• Government is also creating Awareness among the Younger generation on

environment by keeping the “Environmental studies” as a part of studies in various

fields.

Conclusion:-

•So awareness among people will

only Make a change in Society.

SO LETS HOPE FOR BETTER FUTURE WHICH DOESN'T HAVE THE ACTIVITIES WHICH EFFECT ENVIRONMENT BADLY.

Thank u Mam!

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