TULSI WORSHIP IS MEANS OF EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TOWARDS TANURE: SHAILESH OJHA

30-DEC-ENG 6

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAKL

BUXAR-----------------------------Shri Tulsi Worship Day was celebrated with devotion and enthusiasm  at Tulsi Ashram in Raghunathpur, under Brahmapur block. On this occasion, a plantation and discussion program on the subject of environmental protection was organized under the joint auspices of the Environmental Protection Activity South Bihar and the Tulsi Vichar Manch. During the program, environmental activists planted and worshipped Tulsi plants, giving a message of nature conservation.

Leading the program, Shailesh Ojha, Public Relations Head of Environmental Protection Activity South Bihar, said that Tulsi worship is a powerful means of expressing gratitude towards nature. In the Indian philosophy of life, nature is not merely an object of consumption, but is revered. Our Sanatan culture embodies the spirit of "Tarudev Bhavah" (Trees are divine), where trees, water, and land are considered life-giving and divine.

He said that Shri Tulsi Worship Day reminds us that the traditions of Hinduism are scientific, beneficial to society, and useful for life. Today, there is a need for every home to have a Tulsi plant, for every home to plant trees, and for every citizen to resolve to become an environmental protector.

Nityanand Ojha, co-head of the Tree Initiative, said that Tulsi is not only a plant with medicinal properties, but it is also the center of a cultured tradition that connects family, society, and the environment.

Shambhu Chandravanshi, State Co-convenor of the BJP Art and Culture Cell, said that through Tulsi worship, we impart the values ​​of environmental protection to the future generation and make our homes and courtyards a vibrant center of culture and tradition.

In the discussion program, Rahul Raj, Block Convenor of Environmental Protection Activity, along with Santosh Singh, Santosh Sah, Mithilesh Yadav, Anil Ram (Mukhiya of Raghunathpur), Vishal Singh, Vikas Parashar, Dheeraj Kumar, Shivshankar Sah, Golu Raj, Amit Kumar, Satyam Kumar, Krishna Kumar, and other environmental activists expressed their views. Through the program, a resolution was taken to spread the message of environmental protection to every person.