Rain-Hit Maharashtra Ganesha Icon Makers Suffer Huge Losses

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Dear Friends

 

Om Gam Ganpathai Namah!

 

Very sad to hear about the news. Can we help these

people in any way?

 

Om

Vandana

 

--- Neil <Trikashaivism wrote:

 

> Rain-Hit Maharashtra Ganesha Icon Makers Suffer Huge

> Losses

>

> from: news.webindia123.com

>

> MUMBAI, INDIA, August 2, 2005: Makers of Lord Ganesh

> icons have suffered

> huge losses in the wake of the heavy rains and

> flooding that have hit

> most parts of Maharashtra, specifically India's

> commercial capital

> Mumbai. With Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival held in

> honour of Lord

> Ganesh round the corner, this natural calamity of

> the past week has

> resulted in untold damages, as several icons of

> elephant-headed God have

> been washed away by the swirling waters. Artisans

> across Maharashtra

> supply at least 10,000 icons for the Ganesh

> Chaturthi festival, which is

> celebrated with pomp in the city every year. Icon

> makers now say that

> they are not in a position to take new orders as the

> old ones have to be

> redone. "Our production is severely hit. All the

> orders have been

> cancelled. The government should come forward to

> help us," said Ramesh

> Rawle, an icon maker. The artisans begin preparation

> for the festival,

> to be held on September 7, ten months in advance in

> tune wit h the

> bookings. This year, the heavy rains have not only

> reduced the profit

> margins of icon makers, but many small-time workers

> will have to spend

> from their own pockets to complete the orders.

>

> "I have suffered losses of more than US$1,150. All

> the factories have

> been submerged and icons have been damaged. We will

> have to repair it

> all over again. But we don't have time," said

> Kishore Panchal, another

> icon maker. Most of the icon-making units, mostly

> set up in the suburban

> areas do not have insurance cover, which makes them

> vulnerable every

> monsoon season.

>

> The icons of elephant-head god, Lord Ganesh, who

> make a majestic entry

> in the metropolis of Mumbai on Ganesh Chaturthi, are

> made by proficient

> artists of the city who toil for months to see their

> creations take a

> magnificent shape. These marvelous figures shaped by

> artists are so

> beautiful that they enthrall not only the devotees

> of the Lord but

> everyone who takes a glance at them.

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Namaste Vandanaji,

 

One site established to give donations to the people worst hit is -

http://www.giveindia.org/give/common/mumbaifloods.jsp. Obviously prayers

for those suffering due to these rains (almost a metre's worth in 12

hours) would not go a miss. I have been surprised at how little coverage

the western media has gave this matter, over a thousand people dead and

many left homeless (25,000 homes destroyed). Also with Mumbai being the

financial heart of India and the industrial loses are over $1 Billion.

 

My heart goes to those who have lost loved ones and are suffering from

these events.

 

 

Om Shanti

Neil

 

 

 

 

[] On

Behalf Of Van Van

07 August 2005 13:20

 

Re: Rain-Hit Maharashtra Ganesha Icon Makers Suffer

Huge Losses

 

 

Dear Friends

 

Om Gam Ganpathai Namah!

 

Very sad to hear about the news. Can we help these

people in any way?

 

Om

Vandana

 

--- Neil <Trikashaivism wrote:

 

> Rain-Hit Maharashtra Ganesha Icon Makers Suffer Huge

> Losses

>

> from: news.webindia123.com

>

> MUMBAI, INDIA, August 2, 2005: Makers of Lord Ganesh

> icons have suffered

> huge losses in the wake of the heavy rains and

> flooding that have hit

> most parts of Maharashtra, specifically India's

> commercial capital

> Mumbai. With Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival held in

> honour of Lord

> Ganesh round the corner, this natural calamity of

> the past week has

> resulted in untold damages, as several icons of elephant-headed God

> have been washed away by the swirling waters. Artisans

> across Maharashtra

> supply at least 10,000 icons for the Ganesh

> Chaturthi festival, which is

> celebrated with pomp in the city every year. Icon

> makers now say that

> they are not in a position to take new orders as the

> old ones have to be

> redone. "Our production is severely hit. All the

> orders have been

> cancelled. The government should come forward to

> help us," said Ramesh

> Rawle, an icon maker. The artisans begin preparation

> for the festival,

> to be held on September 7, ten months in advance in

> tune wit h the

> bookings. This year, the heavy rains have not only

> reduced the profit

> margins of icon makers, but many small-time workers

> will have to spend

> from their own pockets to complete the orders.

>

> "I have suffered losses of more than US$1,150. All

> the factories have

> been submerged and icons have been damaged. We will

> have to repair it

> all over again. But we don't have time," said

> Kishore Panchal, another

> icon maker. Most of the icon-making units, mostly

> set up in the suburban

> areas do not have insurance cover, which makes them vulnerable every

> monsoon season.

>

> The icons of elephant-head god, Lord Ganesh, who

> make a majestic entry

> in the metropolis of Mumbai on Ganesh Chaturthi, are

> made by proficient

> artists of the city who toil for months to see their creations take a

> magnificent shape. These marvelous figures shaped by

> artists are so

> beautiful that they enthrall not only the devotees

> of the Lord but

> everyone who takes a glance at them.

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Neilji

 

Hari OM!

 

Many thanks for your email.

 

Vandana

 

 

--- Neil <Trikashaivism wrote:

 

> Namaste Vandanaji,

>

> One site established to give donations to the people

> worst hit is -

>

http://www.giveindia.org/give/common/mumbaifloods.jsp.

> Obviously prayers

> for those suffering due to these rains (almost a

> metre's worth in 12

> hours) would not go a miss. I have been surprised at

> how little coverage

> the western media has gave this matter, over a

> thousand people dead and

> many left homeless (25,000 homes destroyed). Also

> with Mumbai being the

> financial heart of India and the industrial loses

> are over $1 Billion.

>

> My heart goes to those who have lost loved ones and

> are suffering from

> these events.

>

>

> Om Shanti

> Neil

>

>

>

>

>

> [] On

> Behalf Of Van Van

> 07 August 2005 13:20

>

> Re: Rain-Hit Maharashtra Ganesha

> Icon Makers Suffer

> Huge Losses

>

>

> Dear Friends

>

> Om Gam Ganpathai Namah!

>

> Very sad to hear about the news. Can we help these

> people in any way?

>

> Om

> Vandana

>

> --- Neil <Trikashaivism wrote:

>

> > Rain-Hit Maharashtra Ganesha Icon Makers Suffer

> Huge

> > Losses

> >

> > from: news.webindia123.com

> >

> > MUMBAI, INDIA, August 2, 2005: Makers of Lord

> Ganesh

> > icons have suffered

> > huge losses in the wake of the heavy rains and

> > flooding that have hit

> > most parts of Maharashtra, specifically India's

> > commercial capital

> > Mumbai. With Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival held

> in

> > honour of Lord

> > Ganesh round the corner, this natural calamity of

> > the past week has

> > resulted in untold damages, as several icons of

> elephant-headed God

> > have been washed away by the swirling waters.

> Artisans

> > across Maharashtra

> > supply at least 10,000 icons for the Ganesh

> > Chaturthi festival, which is

> > celebrated with pomp in the city every year. Icon

> > makers now say that

> > they are not in a position to take new orders as

> the

> > old ones have to be

> > redone. "Our production is severely hit. All the

> > orders have been

> > cancelled. The government should come forward to

> > help us," said Ramesh

> > Rawle, an icon maker. The artisans begin

> preparation

> > for the festival,

> > to be held on September 7, ten months in advance

> in

> > tune wit h the

> > bookings. This year, the heavy rains have not only

> > reduced the profit

> > margins of icon makers, but many small-time

> workers

> > will have to spend

> > from their own pockets to complete the orders.

> >

> > "I have suffered losses of more than US$1,150. All

> > the factories have

> > been submerged and icons have been damaged. We

> will

> > have to repair it

> > all over again. But we don't have time," said

> > Kishore Panchal, another

> > icon maker. Most of the icon-making units, mostly

> > set up in the suburban

> > areas do not have insurance cover, which makes

> them vulnerable every

> > monsoon season.

> >

> > The icons of elephant-head god, Lord Ganesh, who

> > make a majestic entry

> > in the metropolis of Mumbai on Ganesh Chaturthi,

> are

> > made by proficient

> > artists of the city who toil for months to see

> their creations take a

> > magnificent shape. These marvelous figures shaped

> by

> > artists are so

> > beautiful that they enthrall not only the devotees

> > of the Lord but

> > everyone who takes a glance at them.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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