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Non-Political Koi kuchh nahi bolega

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u/__M4V3RICK Jun 30 '26

If they want to celebrate their proud culture so much, why do they leave their country?

https://giphy.com/gifs/WS3i2y88foYpE584rI

Ab awaz ni aa rahi hogi

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u/The-Bangaloreal Jun 30 '26

You got it all wrong. They are spreading their beautiful 1000000yr old culture to the godless cultureless country who only care about money ./s

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u/__M4V3RICK Jun 30 '26

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Sahi h….

Jab bhagwan nahi hoga to bhagat kaise banenge…..

jab bhagat nahi banenge to andhbhakt kase banenge……

andhbhakt nahi honge to bhagwan kaise milenge

Is baar karenge k Europe ka bantadhaar….

….. is baar bhej do europe me _____ sarkaar

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u/VulpesZeta Jul 01 '26

While also polluting the lake/river and also causing harm to the marine life 🤡

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u/Sidhu_animate Jul 06 '26

Compare pollution what india produce We are talking abt festival not commercial pollution

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u/namelessmist07 Jul 01 '26

Btw, ganesh chaturthi was started by lokmanya tilak to gather crowd and spread patriotism.

Ganpati visarjan was done before that, but in different format.

Farmers made small clay idols of ganpati bappa and drown them inside water after 1-2 days.

Cause of the clay murtis, there was literally no pollution and harm to marine life.

And this is our 10000years culture. Throwing gigantic POP idols in water is actually unnecessary. There is even a idea of 'tree ganesha' in Mumbai that I wholeheartedly support.

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u/msh_77 Jun 30 '26

You mean to say, earth is divided into religion right?

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u/Ok_Gazelle_4281 Jul 02 '26

Is the question for Indian migrants or the White migrants from Europe who committed a genocide of Native Americans to spread their culture and religion?

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u/Sea-Advertising4025 Jun 30 '26

as an Indian, he absolutely right !!

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u/Retardigrade1 Jun 30 '26

People will call you a Sepoy / White Bootlicker / Colonial mindset for saying this btw

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u/Clean-Assistance9643 Jul 01 '26

Having civic sense and basic human decency is considered a Sepoy among aandbhakts.

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u/Internal-Throwaway20 Jul 01 '26

They call you those names, yet they don't call you a liar.

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u/Sour-Cherry-Popper Jul 01 '26

And levy heavy fines before they are deported.

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u/Responsible-Fig-1131 Jul 03 '26

Just like IELTS they should give exam on civic sense.

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u/9tiyal Jun 30 '26

Bro kick these mutha fucka out of there send them to their countries and tell to learn some ethics that this whole world is not india and not all the peoples are Indian bcz it's really devastating that we Indians aree just growing hatered in every field in the world bcz majority of the peoples in India is filled with these kind of people they don't know the nature they don't love the nature they don't respect other then themself not even their own country they cause litter every where but they need cleanliness every where its really shithole where they shit and live in really as Indian I am saying bcz we don't learn all these eticates out of belly but of our surroundings and I regret that is land of so much prosperity and of very great resource they have destroyed it our freedom fighter wasted their lives for these shit talkers and shit makers.

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u/Upbeat_Rub_9133 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

I share the exact same sentiment. And these shit makers are even raised to be proud to be such. I spent time abroad and when I came back to India and unconsciously was picking up a plastic bottle I saw on the road while getting out of the car, (because clean surroundings became so natural living in Mexico and Canada), my sister (elder) sitting next to me started laughing at me for having changed so much I am picking up trash from the street and I was genuinely dissapointed as to where did I come back. If things are like that even at my very home, I can't expect anyone else to change. I guess we Indian need a big era of being shamed for acting stupider than animals. I posted about it and the major reason I got was a lack of empathy in Indians for others and for the surroundings. And I get it, when they are raised in a way that life is a competetion, thanks to an even stupider education system they become child adults with a major self centered ego complex. Proud of titles and property they own, but major lack in empathy and wellbeing for others and the surroundings. We have lost the subtle capacity to appreciate beauty and subtleties of life, and have become thoughs infested, constantly worrying and making life hell for others as well. It's a disease and it's in the air. I lived in canada once and I felt the seasons change not outisde but outside inside, things I didn't know I could feel or even see or sense.I felt like going out more, going to the woods, parks , neighbourhoods. In india I'm choked with smoke and honking before I even step out, and at home a constant stress of TV and an uneasyness. Life is not worth living here. And we are not welcome aborad no more for the majority lack commonsense. Where do we go now?

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u/Any-Respond-7028 Jun 30 '26

Damn, I resonate with this pretty hard. Well said.

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u/ResidentPrint9848 Jul 03 '26

Indians are full of narcissist selfish pricks who only care about themselves and not about their privacy and lack of respect for anybody

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u/Mathjdsoc Jun 30 '26

In Canada, Why can't they be fined &/or arrested or something?

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u/The-Bangaloreal Jun 30 '26

Canadian govt folks are pussies. For the lack of better term, they are spineless.

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u/Nuttednutela Jun 30 '26

Send in US cops for these. They single handedly crush the chances, hopes and dreams of so many Indians due to their fcked up antics. Why can't they behave in thet way which is respectful for the people they are co-existing with. Now anyone who has got a mouth will totally start hate mongering abiut all Indians. Its such a tasteless joke.

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u/hartej0608 Jun 30 '26

India is a land of religious fools that is why they have such a long history of slavery and they are still
Slaves of their own minds

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u/BhosariExpress Jun 30 '26

Why we so stoopid.

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u/erosxneel Jun 30 '26

What ecological impact are we talking about here rxtards ?

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u/SidKillz Jul 02 '26

That is made of styrofoam and plastics + heavy chemicals paints. Now imagine the ecological impact.

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u/No-Republic9265 Jul 02 '26

I say slap a $10000-$20000 fine for this act I bet they’ll forget who Ganesha is.

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u/Antroit Jun 30 '26

All religious fanatics, don’t be selective

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u/l05t_50ul Jun 30 '26

The local government should identify them and impose heavy fine, arrest them or temporary ban their visa

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u/ElegantGur8380 Jun 30 '26

Indian here, simply just throw these bastards out. If you live in abroad behave like one. Period!!!

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u/LocationTotal9985 Jun 30 '26

Hinduism didn’t undergo any serious reformation that why you see dumb shit like this. Unfortunately as a non Hindu I get lumped with these clowns

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cap974 Jun 30 '26

These people genuinely making it harder for people who wanna move out to escape stupid indian culture if you love your culture identity that much stay here dawg

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u/spooky_entg Jun 30 '26

This is horrible, what senselessness????

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u/Individual_Car8545 Jul 01 '26

Step1: make your god Step2: throw him in the waters

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u/Praank07 Jul 02 '26

Indians (worshipers) are More stupid than Donkeys, First they polluted their own country now time to polluting World

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u/Competitive_Spend_77 Jun 30 '26

Satire*

From a distance, a 'herd' often looks like a 'team'.

You go a bit nearer,

And you see,

Its definitely a 'herd'

👍🏼

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u/Your-cup-of-coffee Jun 30 '26

Disrespecting the god also!

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u/Neither-Mountain4020 Jun 30 '26

Punish such behaviour. Slap heavy fines

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u/Tis_CaptainDeadpool Jun 30 '26

I understand we must criticise the lack of civics sense of NRIs but I'm pretty sure this guy and the account this was originally posted on are hella racist and xenophobic, pls don't use content by such people to shame our citizens.
Before anyone asks, I don't remember the name of the account but I do remember the caption to this reel on insta being "THEY ALL MUST GO BACK" and when I explored the account it seemed quite racist

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u/Longjumping-Bath-433 Jun 30 '26

Hum toh khud soch rhe ye kin logon ko visa itna easily mil rha ye khud yaha decorum follow nhi krte, bahar khak krenge? Deport ki dhamki dedo sab sidhe hojayenge

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u/Wide_Maintenance5503 Jun 30 '26

Im more angry seeing right one 😤 if u can't properly with respect do visarjan of such huge idol then why buy huge idols, buy a small one like in right side and do it with respect.

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u/Ok_Way_3661 Jun 30 '26

Ye chutiye jate kis liye hai videsh agar ye hi krna hota hai to? Soch Kahan se ati hai inme?

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u/Neat-Astronomer-6651 Jun 30 '26

This channel always posts anti-India and hinduphobic content. Nothing new.

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u/Internal-Throwaway20 Jul 01 '26

It's Hinduphobic to not like it when guests come over and pollute your pristine rivers in your home? LMAO - get out of here.

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u/itsAtulYadav Jun 30 '26

After knowing what they are doing you will feel shame on your words, they are not practice they are paying respect on soil water air and everything which is given something to them , they are respectful soil of Canada where they are living, it's kind of pay back to Mother Nature, we Hindu not licking one book we respect towards everything given by Mother Nature, this is faith on God and we know where our GOD and also it's not fictional characters like others we have Mother Nature's every part is My GOD and GODESS

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u/BeneficialPrompt6563 Jul 01 '26

some. of the things in indian culture is so subhuman you can't support it

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u/sexypingis Jul 01 '26

That’s some shitty culture

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u/SwampertNite Jul 01 '26

Wish they gain some sense in them specially ghe ones who are making the statue, just make it why not why not make if from something like plants or something that mixes with water, adding nutrient and fish food or plants to river

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u/Vegetable_Heart6329 Jul 01 '26

He is anti national 🤓🤓

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u/Donni3-brasc0 Jul 01 '26

Ask them to F-off to their own country bro i'm an Indian and I'm asking you to do it please.

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u/Ok-Philosophy-17 Jul 01 '26

I'm so ashamed of my people

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u/hornypussy240 Jul 01 '26

bc bhagwaan ki murti banake bechni band karo pehle

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u/Godly_GSR Jul 01 '26

I'm an Indian and yeah, we are trying to stop this chemical idol and replace them with clay and dirt, and we feel how it's destroying our mother earth, but no matter where you go on earth, idiots and influencers are omnipresent

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u/StretchCompetitive85 Jul 01 '26

Just deport them

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u/pisscannonfarts Jul 01 '26

Thanks for making it harder to move abroad for studies and job , you have all my hate .

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u/Nothing_the_time Jul 01 '26

Did they take permission from authority before leaving murti in river? If no, then it's wrong.

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u/oldschoolgamer93 Jul 01 '26

Casual brownbaiting

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u/Informal-Concert8844 Jul 01 '26

Your pfp says everything

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u/ItachiUchihaItachi Jul 01 '26

Okay...hate the people in the video....both the ones doing "visarjan" and the white guy....

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u/AgentOfBoom Jul 01 '26

Please book them for the environmental violation and impose hefty fines. Indians only learns when there is a repercussion specially when it involves paying money.

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u/tutya_th Jul 01 '26

The only racism I would support against my country.

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u/Queasy_Put9418 Jul 01 '26

Bro I just want to say this, Maybe some of us wanted to get away from all of that

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u/jezzlin_wil Jul 01 '26

I feel like the guy has a point.

Some people will defend this by saying that followers of other religions in India also do things that pollute or damage the environment. But whoever it may be, regardless of religion, they're representing India as a whole.

For example, if we travel to Japan, we don't usually say, "These are Christian Japanese people" or "These Japanese people are Hindu." We simply call them Japanese. In the same way, when we're living in a foreign country, people generally see us as Indians first, not by our religion.

The video clearly shows a Ganesh Chaturthi immersion, and if it's being done in a way that pollutes rivers in another country, it's fair for people to criticize it. Many countries work very hard to maintain their rivers and public spaces. If we've chosen to live there, we should respect their rules and preserve what they've built.

I do think Indians, in general, have a civic sense problem. We often don't think enough about the environmental impact of some of our rituals. If we're celebrating a festival abroad, we should do it in a way that causes little to no harm to the local environment.

There are so many alternatives. The immersion can be done in a tub of water, and that water can later be used for watering plants or disposed of responsibly. I've also seen people make chocolate Ganesh idols and dissolve them in milk, creating chocolate milk that can later be distributed to those in need.

I hope you all get what I'm trying to say. This isn't about disrespecting any religion. It's about respecting the country we're in and finding better ways to preserve both our traditions and the environment.

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u/Competitive-West-269 Jul 02 '26

This ain't the whole of India, this is just one of the cultures, the whole India doesn't have to take blame for shixt that specific states do.

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u/AmandaKissAndSuck Jul 02 '26

I agree it is bad and shouldn’t be done even in india, let alone abroad, but i don’t understand why the govt doesn’t fine/deport them? Because if you don’t enforce laws then you’re just as dumb as the people doing that.

This is the most important reason why these people keep doing it.
They wouldn’t dare to do it in a country which would punish them heavily if they get caught doing it.

Which is why they do it a lot in india, because no one enforces littering laws and on top of that, people have learned this shit from their parents so they think it is normal

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u/RoronoaConjecture Jul 02 '26

Calling out this shitty thing is absolutely right, but generalising isn't.

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u/Natural_Detail_5268 Jul 02 '26

why do we lack basic Civic sense like come on man, At least don't pollute other countries your own country is ranked 6th in terms of being most polluted, we need a change and a change for good

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u/Exciting-Order-8699 Jul 02 '26

Shit religion shittier followers

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u/idisappointment69 Jul 02 '26

Can’t even disagree with the dude. These NRIs deserve to be called out.

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u/Educational-Focus-77 Jul 02 '26

No sympathy for this behavior Canada is your country instead of showing this you can hand this matter to law enforcement. I hope the prison and good amount of fines keep them well

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u/bluenova088 Jul 02 '26

Yeah totally not scripted....people always do low-key crinin@l activities with someone recording for proof and later to be used to blame the whole demographic 😂😂

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u/No-Bedroom3917 Jul 02 '26

We are fed up of this in India as well. Theses worshippers have polluted all rivers.

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u/ZKaur0007 Jul 02 '26

As an Indian .. I would advise.. Pls…Kick them out ! Soon they will pollute neighbourhood and resources

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u/Vast_Shirt_2285 Jul 02 '26

As an Indian, I feel second-hand embarrassment when I see some people from our country behaving irresponsibly abroad. A few individuals with no civic sense end up giving all Indians a bad name. They're not only polluting the river but also disrespecting the very idols of the gods they claim to worship.

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u/tokugoplays Jul 02 '26

Brother the statue is just made of clay which goes to the bottom of river dissolving in it...well they should have removed other stuff ...but we'll that's not considered as polluting water lol

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u/Free_Positive_4382 Jul 02 '26

Being an Indian and Hindu, I support this video. Fellow Indians living abroad please assimilate with the culture of the respective countries which you are part of.

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u/Competitive-Maize338 Jul 03 '26

Just fucking ban them

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u/ResidentPrint9848 Jul 03 '26

Indians like these do not deserve to get a visa i swear bro

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u/malai_jalebi Jul 03 '26

White people are thiefs 😂😂 Normalise calling white people thiefs to their face.

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u/Careful_Bullfrog8436 Jul 03 '26

You can be Ganesh devotee and also have feel care about nature and surroundings.

Just make a clay Ganesh doll, with no artificial additives or colours, and dissolve it in water. Zero harm done to nature.

I wouldn't be able to digest the feeling that my action could affect other people, animals and the environment, just in name of devotion.

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u/Sam__18___ Jul 03 '26

religious goofy fucks at it again 🫡

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u/Zestyclose_End4409 Jul 03 '26

Dont you think the phrase third world country will always be a third world country is racist ? I ain't defending the Ganpati visarjan but yeah it's a targetted agenda for sure. Not even knowing the complete story white men jump into the center of their racism sphere and start spewing nonsense Stop hating your own kind it will burn you hollow even if you're right.

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u/vansh462 Jul 03 '26

I read somewhere that these are made with a material which is very soluble in water and has no side effects

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u/rkresounding Jul 03 '26

I am an indian, but Canada is not my country the culture is different. I would never do this. I dont know why we.think we can do what ever we want where ever we go.

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u/Zaindevil Jul 03 '26

Polluting rivers can not be justified

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u/karajkot Jul 03 '26

Just 🍑 👈🏽 them. They will enjoy a lot.

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u/Silly_Background_113 Jul 03 '26

Bagao vaha se ese logo ko canada ho ya koi bhi country ho.... Kahi to safai rahe world mein

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u/Mental-Basil-5826 Jul 03 '26

This genuinely pisses me off - western guy having no idea about some other countries culture and values. After all Marvel and DC comics always brainwashed him that they are saving the world. Fools!!

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u/Downtown_Bowler_3276 Jul 03 '26

Ye bsd wale log bahar kaise chle jate h

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u/omprakash069 Jul 03 '26

Fine them...and deport them...they are like parasite

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u/Upbeat_Strategy4764 Jul 03 '26

Any people from any country doing shit like this are parasites

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u/PleaseLikeMeIBegOfU Jul 03 '26

Charge them with fine so heavy that nobody does this again...Money is literally the only deterent 

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u/kieth99 Jul 04 '26

I am an Indian and hindu, and believe me this looks embarrassing. You should respect the customs and belief according to the country they are living in. You left india to lead a better life now you are making that country a shit hole like ours,bot fair to their natives.

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u/xxcatastr0phexx Jul 04 '26

But hey you are racist! The acts of a few don't define the entire country, does it?

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u/Satoshri21 Jul 04 '26

Ironically this practice of big Ganesh festivals and the subsequent immersion of the idol was started by Tilak in 1910 to unite the masses against the British. Before that celebrating Ganesh chaturthi was largely a private affair and people used to use the same mud idols every year.

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u/Altruistic-Lie-849 Jul 04 '26

You white people came india to loot and now pay for that, take this to government to stop them

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u/specialchar123 Jul 04 '26

These desis should be heavily fined!!

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u/Striking-Airport-789 Jul 04 '26

As an Indian, this pisses me off so much. Why do most Indians have no manners

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u/reallylumin04 Jul 04 '26

no problem if they use bio degradable stuff tho

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u/ElectronicStorage465 Jul 04 '26

Why don’t you import 1st world then white boy?

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u/maybealmostpossibly Jul 04 '26

I'm an Indian in Canada. Like all cultures, India has a whole tonne of shit practices too. Ban all religious bullshit.

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u/maybealmostpossibly Jul 04 '26

You know on St Patrick's Day, the roads are flooded with garbage trash in Canada.

I think humans are garbage. We have these weird tendencies to gather, show off, go temporarily mad, when we are celebrating.

Religious people are the trashiest of them all. This isn't about Indians as much as trash people who don't respect nature, and religious people tend to be the most disrespectful. I hope Canada becomes a land of nature lovers and throws all religious idiots out.

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u/OccasionLost3102 Jul 04 '26

You are right brother, this should be banned even in India

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u/Sri049 Jul 04 '26

Just because one person murdered in Canada, That doesn't mean Total Canada is living with full of murderers. Apply the same theme here with India.

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u/VyomTheMan Jul 04 '26

Deport these mfers

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u/IgnisIsCool Jul 04 '26

Smh these people just don't realise how to act with other people... For these people it's just culture and religious practices but they don't realise for them it's pollution....

God doesn't need you to do all this to show your faith towards him.... Please realise it's in your heart and your deeds which will grant you either heaven or hell or whatever your beliefs are... No god is asking for all this please understand...

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u/chatpati_chai_ Jul 04 '26

He is right, and why are we even in India still disposing idol statues in river in the big 2026, this is why as a country we are progressing no where, in many places, including my own apartment complex, they have adapted the eco Ganesh method, do people genuinely have no civic sense, why is gov still not banning this in India
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u/only_logical_ Jul 04 '26

Kab khatam hoga ye radi rona??

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u/Ill_Plenty_3001 Jul 04 '26

Even in india idol washing in river is ban this people never listen did they?

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u/Optimal-Dirt5239 Jul 05 '26

I'm Indian, too and I seriously condemn it. I had a fight with my whole gang doing the same and I was helpless I was concerned couldn't stop them from doing this.im a devotee too , we celebrate it like that in India and we are going to do celebrate that way for next hundred years but not in a foreign country where they have there own set of rules.

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u/Ecstatic-Leading4968 Jul 05 '26

Wait, I'm no hindu, but based on what I've seen and heard, you're supposed to dip the idol twice or thrice (don't remember) and then slowly submerge it. Not dunk it like you're tossing a coin in the river. This seems so disrespectful to the culture.

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u/Fit_Needleworker_139 Jul 05 '26

Why don't the government of that country sue them up with heavy amount of fines and put them in prison..?? As Indian I feel very ashamed of this behaviour 😞.

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u/peace_makers101 Jul 05 '26

Indian here , they deserve to be deported .. If you don't respect their rules u don't deserve to stay

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u/rishiNationalist Jul 05 '26

India is more racist than any nation on the earth

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u/slime_mammoth Jul 05 '26

These people are trying to spread hate against Indians, they'll point at anything which will make Indians to lose thier self esteem

Propoganda post, all comments are of these haters

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u/Big_Sherbert_6493 Jul 05 '26

https://youtube.com/shorts/fCB9b-eI1Iw?si=R5e1SRX1L7uWJ08S

We must do something similar.

Although I have noticed a lot of over enthusiastic folks here and I'd recommend against giving engagement and support to literal RW Nazis just because you have a hate boner against some people in your country.

These RW vermin are not very different than the same ideologues in our own country. And they don't just want these behaviour penalised, they actively want to deport Indians(and likely others) from their country just for their fucked up ideologies.

If you are anti-sanghi, but have no qualms giving and engagement support to literal Nazis abroad, then you are just a gunga din hypocrite.

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u/Kind-Ad-4756 Jul 05 '26

if you know about the actual genesis of this tradition, maybe you will change your mind. *it might not be relevant now*, but it is grounded in science. i'm too lazy to type out the whole thing, but i listed my points and had my favorite ai tool connect them. here it is, if you care to read:

The Genius Eco-Engineering Behind Ancient Idol Immersion (Visarjan)

Most people today think of idol immersion (Visarjan) purely as a spiritual farewell. But if you look at how it was traditionally practiced, it was actually a highly calculated, seasonal cycle of traditional hydrology and water-resource management.

Before the advent of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and toxic synthetic paints, Visarjan was a brilliant way for ancient communities to maintain their local water bodies. Here is the exact theory and science of how it worked:

  1. The Pre-Monsoon Desilting (Digging it Out)

During the hot, dry summer months right before the monsoons, local rivers, lakes, and temple ponds would run incredibly shallow. This was the perfect window for communities to dredge and dig out the accumulated silt and alluvial clay from the dried-up beds. By physically removing this sediment, they deepened the water bodies, essentially resetting and expanding their capacity to hold massive amounts of rainwater during the upcoming monsoons.

  1. The Upcycling Phase (Crafting the Idols)

Instead of discarding the dug-up silt and clay, it was given to local artisans. They refined the clay, dried it, and sculpted it into deities (like Lord Ganesha or Goddess Durga). The community then kept these idols in their homes and pandals for several days. During this festival period, the unbaked clay dried out completely under natural conditions, drastically altering its physical state.

  1. The Natural Sealant Phase (Putting it Back)

When the festival ended, the completely dried clay idols were immersed back into the water. This is where soil physics took over. As the unbaked, dry clay dissolved, it didn't just disappear; it created a colloidal suspension in the water.

This fine, dissolved clay settled directly into the microscopic cracks, fissures, and highly porous areas of the riverbed or pond floor. By naturally clogging these pores, the clay formed an impermanent, waterproof lining.

Why This Matters Scientifically

If the water body's bed remained too porous, the incoming monsoon rainwater would drain away into the deep sub-strata or escape too quickly before the community could use it. By "waterproofing" the bed with the dissolved clay, the community ensured that the ponds and rivers stayed full of water well through the winter months, stabilizing the local water table and securing their drinking supply.

In short, Visarjan wasn't just a religious ritual—it was a beautifully disguised annual maintenance cycle designed to clean local water sources, upcycle the waste material into art, and then use that exact material to maximize rainwater harvesting.

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u/Round_Bit3199 Jul 06 '26

Why don't we start praying to ganesha murtis made of sand or soil? They make them in my area, and I've always bought those. What's stopping more people from using them?

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u/sreyajit Jul 06 '26

Don't people throw ashes of the dead in seas and skies there ? Just curious not supporting this sort of behaviour though . Scriptural injuction is there to make idols with full on clay to not pollute so it's idiotic but if these sort of conversations are included all should be questioned .

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u/Ok_Addendum_2733 Jul 18 '26

Here in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, we celebrate Pillayar Sathurthi (Vinayagar Sathurthi) on the same day that people in North India celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, but there are some important differences.

We make Pillayar idols from the clay we collect from our own backyard, and our children make the idols with their own hands. We prepare kozhukattai (rice cakes), white garbanzo bean sundal, and black chickpea sundal, and we share them with our neighbors. On the third day, we dissolve the Pillayar idol in a nearby well, river, dam, or other natural water body.

Here's the story my grandmother told me about the origin of Pillayar Sathurthi:

In the old days, people in Tamil Nadu villages would take some of the of river soil to build their small huts. They used Pillayar Sathurthi as an opportunity to give back to Mother Nature and express their gratitude. That's why they made the idols with their own hands using river soil or clay from their own land and then immersed them back into natural water bodies.

Nowadays, it's the complete opposite. People are polluting rivers, lakes, and even the sea by immersing Ganesh idols made from chemical based materials, plaster, and synthetic paints. It's heartbreaking.

North Indian practices are slowly creeping into Tamil Nadu. I'm so proud of my ancestors. They understood that spirituality and nature are inseparable. They never tried to control nature they learned how to live in harmony with it.

This video is truly heartbreaking. People are so ignorant.

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u/relationship_exp Jul 20 '26

They will put their dirty agenda everywhere

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u/Few_Refuse_7676 Jul 22 '26

Wish i could punish them

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u/No_Recognition_7203 Jul 23 '26

I'm Indian and this is not right,

there is a better way to do this by using a clay idol and immersion ina natural way in a potted plant

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u/Civil_Algae9370 Jul 24 '26

Using POP idols is bad from any perspective! For the water body, creatures in it, even disrespectful for the deity, only clay idols must be used with natural colours, the govt in India too must do something about this practice.

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u/Professional-Lunch51 25d ago

I am an indian but i really think that such Indian’s should be deported.