This year, a Thane-based Ganpati mandal is urging devotees to shun firecrackers and instead "burst" seed bombs. Shreerang Sahanivas Ganeshotsav Mandal is distributing seed bombs as prasad to devotees visiting their pandal. During the next few days, another 25,000 seeds will be converted into seed bombs to be distributed during the festival. "We believe in a clean and green environment, and so this year we decided to distribute seed bombs to devotees as prasad, which they could plant," said Pramod Sawant, President, Shreerang Sahanivas Ganeshotsav Mandal. "The seeds were collected through various means, and school students volunteered to convert them into seed bombs.

Source: dna August 28, 2017 02:46 UTC