How Indians Handle Millions Of Tons Of Temple Offerings

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

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Worshippers in India buy thousands of tons of flowers every day to give as offerings in temples. The rituals leave behind mountains of flower waste that often end up contaminating already troubled rivers with pesticides and harmful chemicals. One business is taking that waste and turning it into products like natural dyes used in garments that have been sold by Anthropologie; others are making fragrances and incense sticks.
00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - How Sacred Offerings Can Harm The Environment
02:27 - Collecting Flowers From Temples
04:09 - The Meanings Behind Sacred Flowers
04:23 - Dying Fabrics With Flower Waste
07:21 - Making The Clothing
08:29 - Turning Flowers Into Incense
10:43 - The Impact Of Flowers
11:11 - Other Religious Offering Waste
11:47 - Changing Ancient Habits
12:35 - Bigger Sources of Indian Water Pollution
12:56 - Artistry Thriving In A Polluted City
14:00 - A Bigger Challenge For Rupa
15:05 - Credits
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@Xeonerable 3 ай бұрын

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

@monk331 3 ай бұрын

"People"

@aditisk99 3 ай бұрын

@@monk331The people who dump aren't humans?

@monk331 3 ай бұрын

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

@lampad4549 3 ай бұрын

Crazy

@johanneslaseur3876 3 ай бұрын

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

@raycenteno7698 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

You wont.

@ravenmeyer3740 3 ай бұрын

I would.

@413smr 3 ай бұрын

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

@DBT1007 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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.

@EyFmS 2 ай бұрын

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

@DinoMan_6 18 күн бұрын

Yiup…

@Agent32. 3 күн бұрын

Dummy, its made of clay.

@ziqqqqqqq 3 күн бұрын

The ecosystem is being blessed by ganges

@ardikurniawan5987 3 күн бұрын

Ironic, while they consider the Ganges river as mother

@Anime_stalk 2 күн бұрын

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

@bzmc Ай бұрын

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

@Drwatson1097 3 күн бұрын

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

@rupom_1670 3 күн бұрын

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

@imthecoolest50 3 күн бұрын

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 3 күн бұрын

@@imthecoolest50Hindu logic

@coolranch-ez4tu 2 күн бұрын

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

@abundantharmony 3 ай бұрын

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.

@aoi4eg 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Flowers, Clay, woods decay eventually

@iamrobot396 3 ай бұрын

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

@iamnot664 3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@BethanyHarbaugh 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@omarsait2050 3 ай бұрын

What about peeing and shitting on roadside?

@omarsait2050 3 ай бұрын

What about peeing and shitting on roadside?

@honestpetvideos9307 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

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.

@kmsh0601 2 ай бұрын

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 4 күн бұрын

Wow. Are they available online??

@samstone936 2 ай бұрын

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.

@AndyRiot 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Amen.

@donnakawana 2 ай бұрын

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

@AndyRiot 2 ай бұрын

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

@trivedirupa 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much so much 🙏🏻😊

@lj7471 2 ай бұрын

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

@iamnotmydepression 3 ай бұрын

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

@boohere2 3 ай бұрын

It's better then going to landfill.

@iRamUrMother 3 ай бұрын

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

@rajeshgajwelly9035 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Buy it

@JiyaYa-sh9vb 2 ай бұрын

Lol😂@@rajeshgajwelly9035

@prasathgj 3 ай бұрын

This is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a while. Hats off to these people! This is such a splendid work and God bless❤

@ashukumar3564 3 ай бұрын

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

@a.l.a.7847 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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.

@maryjanefry 3 ай бұрын

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

@intuitivediane 3 ай бұрын

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

@serina091975 2 ай бұрын

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

@anirudh37 2 ай бұрын

60% of land in India is used for agriculture

@lindalarsson1436 2 ай бұрын

Clean water needed. Clean. Toilets .

@losingyouwasnotok8484 Ай бұрын

not me india makes me sick

@doloresdaphne8541 3 ай бұрын

God bless that genuinely kind hearted woman. Rupa.

@kkhanna364 3 ай бұрын

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

@asankajayaweera7212 3 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@cyberpunk409 19 күн бұрын

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

@moncang3265 3 ай бұрын

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

@gudboi1944 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha he’s about to drop his microphone

@user-gb9js6cp6v 3 ай бұрын

Hindi Nirvana 😅

@dulio12385 3 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Dio's Holy Diver.

@samuraiboi2735 3 ай бұрын

@@user-gb9js6cp6v curt cobain fan

@inisipisTV 3 ай бұрын

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

@shanac5536 Ай бұрын

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

@mahmoudmousavi9489 2 ай бұрын

Informative and educational. I wish a speedy recovery for Lady Rupa's health.❤ Take care. Thank you.

@robertsas9001 3 ай бұрын

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

@vander9678 3 ай бұрын

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

@josephmedina6403 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@braveheart2516 3 ай бұрын

@@DeedlyDoodwhere else should the dead bodies go?

@restezlameme 3 ай бұрын

@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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

There you go now somebody’s thinking

@remcovanvliet3018 3 ай бұрын

🤫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 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

they're not smart enough to manage that.

@aasamspb967 3 ай бұрын

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

@keropi193 Ай бұрын

Love to Rupa and her beautiful team

@pandulani 3 ай бұрын

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

@folliesofmen2628 3 ай бұрын

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

@bobbiobanion7706 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Asi_de_bello 2 ай бұрын

All my love ❤❤ Such a beautiful woman and her workers as well!

@JAnotherday 3 ай бұрын

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

@dbuc4671 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@xyutsuoi3765 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

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

@ahmedelkhwaga2751 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂@@Canyouseemeanna

@Automedon2 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@ahmody7500 3 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@joejerry7849 Ай бұрын

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

@nebuladog 26 күн бұрын

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

@bananapeeler8797 3 ай бұрын

These are the unsung heroes who make India a responsible country. Thumbs up to them.

@user-js3ee5qv6g 3 ай бұрын

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

@0rsan2010 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@nandagopalm7232 3 ай бұрын

Most are clay based these day s

@nainasharma8162 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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.

@SamadritaDatta-wv5os 3 ай бұрын

5:00 the cat is adorable 💕

@swatimazumdardatta5943 3 ай бұрын

I was gonna say the same thing

@BaniprasannaMazumdar 3 ай бұрын

OMG ikr!!!

@yuming8845 3 ай бұрын

small boi

@SamadritaDatta-wv5os 3 ай бұрын

@@yuming8845 smol indeed

@andrihusainsudra Ай бұрын

smol car

@yulfawahyuart7806 3 ай бұрын

Thank you to the great people who care about the environment. They are really amazing

@blessedbeauty2293 2 ай бұрын

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

@Aspiron-gk8tq 3 ай бұрын

Thumbnail was wild

@user-iq3ut9on8z 2 ай бұрын

bro u are wild! lol

@AmandaComeauCreates 3 ай бұрын

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 :)

@Pink-cq5yl 3 ай бұрын

This is a great news. Seeing some people really take a step to preserve the environment.

@Wiggie_Wiggie 3 ай бұрын

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.

@lugartan3418 3 ай бұрын

Thank god I am not indian 😌

@AMlee-wx8vw 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

no@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5

@dinesh6489 3 ай бұрын

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

@Xyz04 3 ай бұрын

Ganta ka smart indians

@uniquehandleidk12zedm 3 ай бұрын

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 jesus bows to krishna

@gauravsharma_7 3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@cameronhermann9400 3 ай бұрын

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

@kmm9721 2 ай бұрын

What a nice video. It’s a interesting and blessed work.

@ijahnnamesheal7760 23 күн бұрын

I love this idea of using the blessed flowers to dye clothing! It's like they are then blessing the clothes 🫶🏽

@protanaman1887 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Akan tetapi lihat di sungai gangga

@victoriabaker4400 3 ай бұрын

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

@irawilliams343 3 ай бұрын

All my prayers go to Rupa. Her business needs to continue as it is helping her country and the environment.

@keropi193 Ай бұрын

The dalmation patterned fabric from the petals is so pretty :0

@1Fang 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@ScooterCat64 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

You dont have to be, we are doing fine.

@Spee33 3 ай бұрын

Ooh! those fabrics look stunning!

@Minzy1995 6 күн бұрын

Now..... this is a good video about India♥️.......... love 🫰🏻

@whynugs Ай бұрын

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

@timothy4664 3 ай бұрын

Watching videos like this make me feel good

@The_truth85 3 ай бұрын

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

@epsilon_music 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@HhshhsHh-dw3qq 3 ай бұрын

@@mooniswani1873 islam and Christianity: world destruction and genocide

@blankspace.simulation 3 ай бұрын

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

@baseder514 3 ай бұрын

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.

@khaylanlalla4164 3 ай бұрын

Great video, very informative!

@vigneshmoorthy4141 3 ай бұрын

Hatsoff rupa madam(hope you get well soon) and all,love from bangalore,india

@_GMP_ 3 ай бұрын

Flowers can be turned into fertilizers

@Lizbrid 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

😂

@violetta278 3 ай бұрын

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

@shivamanand3686 3 ай бұрын

@@violetta278there are already startup doing that

@ubergeek1968 3 ай бұрын

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

@essee3984 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@ubergeek1968 3 ай бұрын

@@essee3984 Indians even throw CORPSES into the Ganges!

@dsbdsb6637 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@error7329 Ай бұрын

Shameless country never fails to amuse me 😂😂😂

@wendy908527 2 ай бұрын

Miss Rupa, you are still in the fight!!! Bless this woman ❤️

@Facetiously.Esoteric 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Irrelevant but good try

@Facetiously.Esoteric 3 ай бұрын

@KZfaqVagabond 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 3 ай бұрын

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

@Yadavendra. 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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**

@Yadavendra. 3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Yadavendra. 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

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

@ABEYMUS76 3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@kristaborrero921 19 күн бұрын

That's Awesome I Hope The Best For You

@blessedbeauty2293 2 ай бұрын

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

@askerman3228 3 ай бұрын

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

@tashalynn29 3 ай бұрын

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

@yukiefromoz2573 3 ай бұрын

Very innovative.

@varsity1618 3 ай бұрын

10:43 in downtown Los Angeles, theres the flower district and while the vendors get customers year round, it makes me think of ways they're also trying to keep things clean. One positive aspect of all the flowers is there is a slow rise in native flowers being sold and attracting more bees (solitary and hive) to pollinate in front of the store directly. A bit of nature slowly coming in to LA. Hopefully we see more recycle techniques like we see here in the video over here as well.

@gtrfreak 3 ай бұрын

4:50 bonus kittys 😊

@user-wh5ir4fo4r 20 күн бұрын

That made me smile.

@SoubhagyaP719 3 ай бұрын

Cutting trees in Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 is saving Life.

@keangwooichoo6138 3 ай бұрын

Bravo. Salute. Rivers are so polluted in india. Cities are polluted

@teacherwaseemheight9586 5 күн бұрын

You worship a statue, then put it in the river. What kind of god is this? It cannot benefit you, nor harm you. There is only one God to be worshipped. He is the one true creator, our sustainer, our provider, our protector, our final judge. Allah

@Sigmash1 5 күн бұрын

Right unbelievable how can people worship a statue they make themselves!

@AiMg2 3 ай бұрын

How wonderfully the flowers from Dargah and the flowers from Mandir blends together... such harmony ♥ (*edited* I'm sorry for my mistake)

@iamnot664 3 ай бұрын

Don't lump us in with these weirdos. We don't use flowers in mosques.

@SEELE-ONE 3 ай бұрын

@@iamnot664 I was gonna comment "now let's see the worshipers" and surprise! Someone had already come to make my point!

@vamsikrishna2k 3 ай бұрын

@@iamnot664u r paedos here man and wierdos

@anaskhoiri3653 3 ай бұрын

Nobody use flower for pray in mosque just like church (just practice no wasted) flower just used when visiting grave

@iamnot664 3 ай бұрын

@DeeprajChauhan-oh8vv I don't understand peasant language but I can smell the hate. Stinky 😷

@krymsun3134 3 ай бұрын

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

@momosweet9793 3 ай бұрын

Amazing,these hero❤❤

@MompreneurDiary 3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah with these companies Be Blessed 🙌 😇

@gauravsharma_7 3 ай бұрын

India really needs reforms and revolution.

@gauravsharma_7 2 ай бұрын

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

@theonethatexists Ай бұрын

@@fish6760Dead man on cross?

@Rudra-rf5cn Ай бұрын

@@fish6760That pin cushioned Hobo??

@smtkumar007 Ай бұрын

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

@cupcakzbacpud9502 Ай бұрын

@fish6760 tf

@lailaali8250 3 ай бұрын

You create something, Worship it and then dump it😢

@tivo3720 3 ай бұрын

Bcz the idols r not God it's the representation

@SaltedBadly 3 ай бұрын

@@tivo3720then why dont you worship micheal jackson? Hes definitely impacted more lives than the idols you worship.

@pratikshyasatpathy9206 3 ай бұрын

The idol is made of clay, and it decays. Research bro.!!

@SodiumSyndicate 3 ай бұрын

The flowers and clay statues increase the nutrition and fertility of the river waters which then get deposited into fertile farmlands downstream.

@inezaa 3 ай бұрын

@@tivo3720still, they should be recused

@wandapease-gi8yo 3 ай бұрын

When I saw the use for flower recycling as incense I remembered using the rose petals from our rose garden to make scented rose beads to include in necklaces and bracelets for our club to sell.

@Vivian_Alice 2 ай бұрын

It's a closed circle. Give and take. All business should be like this.

@Geo_Mapper_5000 3 ай бұрын

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

@NotYoutube-cp3qg 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-bq5jg2mr6k 2 ай бұрын

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 28 күн бұрын

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!!!

@user-bq5jg2mr6k 27 күн бұрын

@@sweetsweet3753 That's good to hear👍

@reginageorgetownuni 4 күн бұрын

It all starts at the individual level.

@tymiller9714 4 күн бұрын

"Why are our rivers so polluted?!" Something breaks... "Toss it in the river!"

@bartc561 2 ай бұрын

Good news from India :)

@adurpandya2742 3 ай бұрын

This is why I avoid buying new idols in the first place, until the old ones just wear or rust away.

@ziggyc3004 3 ай бұрын

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

@jreyes1149 2 ай бұрын

‘Even a drop makes a difference.’ Yes it does!! ❤

@anjalikhope9134 3 ай бұрын

Good and great job ……..हर घर में या सोसायटी में तय कीया की …. घर के मंदीर में चढाये गये फुल का re use Kare

@joshuacherian6718 3 ай бұрын

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

@lilacghoste8366 3 ай бұрын

Just like churches in USA

@Dashnami_Hindu 2 ай бұрын

Like rice bags😂

@joshuacherian6718 2 ай бұрын

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

@Dashnami_Hindu 2 ай бұрын

@@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 2 ай бұрын

@@Dashnami_Hindu rice bags>> gobar bags

@josepheridu3322 3 ай бұрын

Why not just compose the flowers in mass for future sacred crops? Cheap, and perfectly cyclical.

@gurmeetgrewal1481 3 ай бұрын

Wish you all the best Rupa

@user-sm6od4tx2p Ай бұрын

Such beautiful fabric and every shirt and scarf is unique.

@lunaa2244 3 ай бұрын

smart and wonderful people with noble intentions

@darknesswithin0 3 ай бұрын

Can you also please crack down and show where huge quantities of edibles like milk, rice, fruits, coconuts, various condiments, etc. end up after getting used as offerings. The stuff in this video is just a fraction. There are tons of other stuff used by a bunch of religions in India, the names of which I cannot comment in public.

@blobofconsciousness 3 ай бұрын

Nah they usually aren't wasted, as they are consumed by the devotees or taken by the priests or used in temple kitchens to cook prasad for the deity and later distributed amidst devotees. So food/articles aren't usually wasted😊

@rahulj.005 2 ай бұрын

Only things that got wasted are oil and Milk, other than this nothing is wasted or thrown into the garbage.

@patricialong5767 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting! It's very sad how the leftovers pollute an already badly polluted water system, tho.

@tuireisingawungshi7622 2 ай бұрын

I studied in Wilson rigjt opposite chowpatty for 3 years. You should see during ganpati festival. The whole beach has so much thrash. If you go for a dip in the water you'll come out with garbage garland. Some few volunteers helps to clean the area frw days after the festival but the damage to the water and the surrounding is just sad.