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The five-day festival of Diwali begins with Dhanteras. This time the festival of Diwali will be celebrated across the country on Thursday, October 31. There is a tradition of worshiping Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. On the day of Diwali, people buy new idols of Lakshmi Ganesh and keep the old idols aside. But after the arrival of new idols, what should be done with the idols which were worshiped in the last Diwali? Today we know that…
What to do with the old idol after Diwali puja?
be respectful
You can keep these idols at a respectable place in your puja room. Also keep them clean by protecting them from dust.
immersion in a river or lake
If your idol is made of clay then you can immerse it in a holy river or pond. Take care of the environment during immersion.
You can donate to the temple
After Diwali, you can donate an old idol to any temple. Due to this, the idols in the temple will be cleaned from time to time.
can be buried in the ground
After the puja, the old clay idols of Lakshmi and Ganesha can be buried in the soil in a deep place like the garden of your house. Just keep in mind that wherever you are pressing the idols, it should not be a place where people come and go and it should not be a dirty place.
What not to do with old idols after Diwali puja?
don't throw
The idol should never be thrown in the dustbin or in a dirty place. Due to which the results of the puja done on the day of Diwali gets destroyed.
don't fell trees
The idol should not be kept under a tree or at a place where people's feet step on it.
Immerse the clay idol like this after Diwali puja
To dissolve the idol, choose a place where there is water flow, like a river, so that the idol can slowly dissolve in the water naturally. Immersion in stagnant ponds can pollute the water. If possible, buy only idols made of clay and painted with natural colors. It dissolves quickly in water and causes less harm to the environment.
You can immerse the idol in a bucket or tub at home.
If it is not possible to immerse the idol in the river, then you can immerse the idol in a bucket or tub at home and then pour that water in the garden. Due to which the idol dissolves and the water also does not get polluted. If there is metal, flowers, clothes etc. with the idol, separate them before immersion. These substances can pollute water. After immersion, clean the area and try not to leave any plastic or debris behind.