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Worshipping every drop ; Lord Shiva may not be too pleased with the idea of thousands of litres of water going down the drain in a water-starved state like Rajasthan, even though the exercise is meant to appease Him. In a unique way, an astrologer harvests water used in temples, saving crores of litres during the monsoon.
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June 30, 2008
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Lord Shiva may not be too pleased with the idea of thousands of
litres of water going down the drain in a water-starved state like
Rajasthan, even though the exercise is meant to appease Him.
In Jaipur, devotees bathe Shiva idols and lingas in temples with
over 50 lakh litres of water every day during the monsoon.
A devotee uses a thousand two-litre pitchers to bathe the
linga. If a family of five joins in the ritual, it alone accounts
for the waste of 10,000 litres.
With over 700 such lingas in the city being cleansed by thousands
of devotees daily, the wastage of water is staggering.
Alarmed by this, Purushottam Gaur of Ved Villa Colony,
Mansarovar, in Jaipur thought of harvesting the ...
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