Chhat Puja, the festival honouring worshipping the Sun, and Chhati Maiya, is one of the biggest festivals of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal and Chhattisgarh. Chhat Puja involves offering flowers, whole fruits, incense, and ghee to Lord Surya. The offerings are usually, and traditionally left untouched in water bodies until they rot and decompose. ManyContinue reading “Chhat Puja’s Environmental Connection”
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Bird Flu from Migratory Birds
2020 began with Covid-19 outbreak causing mass deaths in the human population. 2021 started with migratory birds dying in Himachal Pradesh from Bird Flu outbreak. Bird Flu or Avian Flu is a disease in birds, which was first observed in China in 1996 and have spread worldwide among birds. By the end of 2020, aboutContinue reading “Bird Flu from Migratory Birds”