Diwali will be illuminated with cow dung lamps

Diwali will be illuminated with cow dung lamps

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Raipur. In Sanatan Dharma, before any religious event, the site is consecrated by dung. It is believed that cow dung is the most sacred. Now women of Chhattisgarh are making lamps with cow dung, which will illuminate Diwali not only in the state but also in different parts of the country. Banacharouda village is located about 45 km from the capital Raipur. Gothan is built here. On reaching here, the cows are seen wandering, taking fodder and water, on the other hand, a group of women are shaping attractive colorful lamps. These lamps are not of clay but of cow dung.

Gaurav Singh, chief executive officer of the district panchayat, says, “In Banacharouda’s Gothan, 46 women of self-help groups are working to make diyas and other materials from cow dung. These days lamps are in full swing, as Diwali is close. Not only Chhattisgarh, orders of cow dung have been received from various places including Delhi, the order is so that it is not easy to fulfill it. Singh explains, “Gothan was built from April to July.

In this work, women worked under MNREGA and under Self Help Group. From then onwards, a campaign was launched to manufacture products of cow dung, eg Diya, Swastik, Om, Havan Kund, etc. from August. Dung mixture is prepared by mixing powder of urad dal, tamarind wood, etc. in cow dung, which is given the form of diyas through molds. After that they are dried and then they are given attractive appearance through various colors. The women state, “Three types of lamps are being made. One lamp, which can be used many times, is another type of lamp which gets eroded with continuous use, and there are other lamps which burn at once. Incense burning in one go is used for incense and incense materials.

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