I had mentioned this last year [2009] too about Eco Friendly Ganpati, and here want to spread this message once again,

Its about Eco Friendly Ganpati, the festival brings lots of happiness to peoples heart and home, but what about the environment ?

No one thinks about the environment even after told again and again to not to pollute the environment,

Because of Ganpati Immersion our water is getting polluted alot, here you get to see the condition of water,

Source: E-Coexist

and here is what happens to the Fishes because of the chemical they use in making the idol

Source: E-Coexist

Why do you want to drink such water, even though it gets purified and comes to you, but look what you do to it,

Now to stop this, we are the one who can help it, we those who get Ganpati at home, because there are n-number of small Ganpati’s being immersed  everyyear, and we can reduce the polution by buying eco friendly Ganpati and immersing those at the artificial ponds.

Here is the list of address and phone numbers of people & shops who sell the Eco Friendly Ganesh Idols,

Mumbai

The Bombay Store,
Western India House,
Sir P.M.Road,
Fort,
Mumbai- 400 001.
Tel: +91 22 4066 9999
Time: 10:30am to 7:30pm (Sun- 10:30am to 6:30pm)

The Bombay Store,
G/9, Ground Floor,
Inorbit Mall,
Link road,
Malad(W),
Mumbai- 400 064
Tel: +91 22 2871 0013
Time: 10:30am to 9:30pm

The Bombay Store,
Unit no.14, Gr. Floor,
Block No. 43,
High Street Phoenix Mall,
462, Senapati Bapat Marg,
Lower Parel(W),
Mumbai- 400013
Tel: +91 22 2497 1024
Time: 10:30am to 9:30pm

The Bombay Store,
F-21, First floor,
Inorbit Mall
Near Vashi Station,
Vashi,
Navi Mumbai- 400 705
Tel: +91 22 2781 0581/ 82
Time: 11:00am to 9:30pm

Dhoop crafts,
Plot no 27A,
Ground floor,
21st Road,
Dandpada,
Khar,
Mumbai 400052,
(022) 65819351/ 52 or 32421265

Green Ways,
Pedder Road,
Nikhil villa,
19 Carmichael Road,
Mumbai 400 026
09820562063

Radhika Arora,
6 Vasant Park,
Janaki Kutir,
Juhu Church Road,
Mumbai 400049
09821017349

Suriti Culture Shop,
Level 2, Haiko Mall,
Central Avenue,
Hiranandani Gardens,
Powai,
Mumbai 400052
9702539853
022 66939777

Heena Choksi,
C Wing, Flat No.502,
Bldg – RNA Millennium Township,
M.G Road,
Kandivalli West,
Mumbai-67.
09833664750, 09892034750

Bela Bhinde,
Mount Alps B Wing,
Bhakti Park,
Wadala (E),
Mumbai – 37
Tel: 2403 6944
98671 94451 / 76701

Anand Pendharkar,
Sprouts Earth Shop 5,
Pawar Shops,
Rani Sati Marg,
Malad East,
Mumbai 97
9820140254

Pune

Either Or, Sohrab Hall,
26050225 / 56017666

Nilaya Bandhej,
Senapati Bapat Road,
9422306673

Oikos, Kothrud,
65289576

Temple Tree,
Kalyani Nagar,
64019812

The Bombay Store,
M G Road,
26131067

Jagtap Nursery,
3, Near Golibar Maidan;
Behind S M Joshi Hindi High School
Wanowari Bazaar,
Phayre Road,
Pune,
020 26363432

Pimpri Chinchwad, Pankaj Katariya,
9970059493

Mayuri Panse,
9923630079

I have taken the list from their website – www.e-coexist.com
Please visit the address if the phone numbers doesnt work, also here is another list where you can call to the same people
Phone :

• Anil Chaubal-9320055911
• Yogesh-9819287444
• Dhoop Crafts, Khar-9322230788
• Green Ways, Peddar Road-9820562063
• Manisha Gutman – 09850084383
• Lolita Gupta 9960834066
• Radhika Arora, Juhu-9821017349
• Culture Shop, Powai-9322741705
• Mr. Waghaule-9821043505

To check the idols , just visit the website and you will get to see them. you need to go and book the idol at the place near you.. from the list given above… [we need to book the idol around 2 months in advance]

They make these idols using Clay, they colour the idol with natural colours like  Haldi, Kumkum and Geru

The best part about these idols is that you can immerse the idol at home in a bucket full of water and once its melted, you can just pour the water and clay into your garden or under a tree.

For those who must be wondering if Eco Friendly is costly, then its a big NO to this question, these idols are not so costly, it must be around 100 to 200 Rs more then the plaster idols.

Here is the direct link to the idols : Eco Friendly Ganpati Idol

You can follow them on Facebook also here : E-Coexits on Facebook

To spread the awareness Nirmitee Gallery somewhere in Mumbai had arranged exhibition named Vakratund Mela in 2009, they displayed Eco Friendly Ganpati, and informed the people visiting the mela the importance of being Eco Friendly,

So Friends, lets help our Environment, Buy Eco friendly Ganapati, immerse them at home in bucket or the artificial Ponds near your Home…

It was earlier that we couldnt locate from where to buy an Eco Friendly Idol, but now when it has become so easy that we can Buy these Idols so easily near by our house, THEN WHY NOT ?

If we take one step ahead, others will surly join us.. lets move towards Green and Safe Mumbai.

Happy Diwali to Everyone

This time my Diwali is in London… at my Elder Sister’s place..its gonna be different.. but i will make sure i enjoy it…

i will be definitely uploading the photos once Diwali is over.. its not gonna be as good as India though.. but Diwali is Diwali ..

ENJOY WHEREVER YOU ARE ..

Megha Ganatra.

here is the address that the site has mentioned from where we cam buy Eco Friendly Ganpati and they have also given different phone numbers..

Address:

Indian Education Society’s New English School,
Govt. School,
Kherwadi, opp. Police Station,
Bandra (E).
Mumbai-400050.

Phone:

• Anil Chaubal-9320055911
• Yogesh-9819287444
• Dhoop Crafts, Khar-9322230788
• Green Ways, Peddar Road-9820562063
• Ramesh Sheth, Andheri-9869254935
• Radhika Arora, Juhu-9821017349
• Culture Shop, Powai-9322741705
• Mr. Waghaule-9821043505

I dont know how many of these numbers must be working … cause I have not called them..so just try it if you are interested …

And I would request all you people to please please please buy Eco friendly Ganpati and save our Environment ..

Megha Ganatra.

HAPPY DIWALI AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE

ENJOY AND BUST AS MUCH CRACKERS AS YOU CAN

Megha Ganatra.

I mean .. may be .. thr must be someone or something called God for you .. and the whole world might be believing it …

but as they say in gujarati ” parane preet na karay” [Forcefully you can not make someone fall in love]..

same applies here… if I don’t believe in God… and you think making me do all ritual things related to this so call God thing …. will make me start believing in it …

wont help you… infect I will hate it more.. and go more and more away from it…

I think that is what going to happen to me ..

Hate more what I hate already….

Megha.

Let me start this year with the most exciting thing I was and I am right now, My Resolution of 1st January 2007 .

Well, It was to get Married by the end of 2007, and I have did it ….
I never fail on what I decide, and here I am , though I am not married, but yeh almost on the verge of getting married on 19th January 2008.

So What next ?

Next is This Years Resolution

1 – To control my Anger, I am very short tempered, or I can say I get irritated very soon, so I need to control my anger and be cool & calm.

2 – To make Deep’s Baby[ Web1 Solutions ] a well known company, it has become 3 years old and now started Walking, but now I want it to Run, so by the end of this year, Web1 will announce it self to be running successfully

Once again I need your Wishes, and heres my all good wishes to everyone….

Enjoy!!!!!

Megha Patel.

Megha Patel.

Generally I enjoy all the festivals, but this time its something different, I dont want to enjoy these Festivals, I dont want days to pass on,I dont want time to move , I dont feel like doing anything..

It hurts when I realize that this is My Last Diwali, Last Holi , Last ..Lats… Last.. I just dont want to go away even for a second from My Parents, But the time is not in My hand, I wish it was in my hand .. I would have stopped it forever…..

Trying to enjoy Diwali the way I have been enjoying every time till now…

Its the first day of Diwali.. this is the way I have started it with ….

My Rangoli of this Diwali..

1st Day

UPDATES:-

2nd Day

Rangoli with and without Diyas

3rd Day

Since We have guests at my place and they keep stepping on my rangoli and because it annoys me.. TodayI have made my rangoli using Diyas…. Dekhte hai kaise step karte hai diye pe … lol

4th Day

This one is Diwali Day’s Rangoli [Happy Diwali]

5th Day

Since I wont get time tommorow (i.e – New Year) , I have made the Rangoli today itself, .. its 1.05 AM and I have just finished it … [Happy New Year]

” Happy Phataka Fodinggggggggg..”

Megha Patel.

Thats in the Early Evening…

And thats after Sunset….

If you wanna feel Diwali, thn visit One Evening in Lokhandwala and see what it is.. Bet you will never wish to celebrate it anywhere else

More Photos will be updated soon…

Megha Patel.

When I was getting ready to click Full Moon today, My Mom started singing this song, its one of the Gujarati folks they sing on Sharad Purnima and also in Wedding time

Well I actually wanted to post the story behind Sharad Purnima, but I don’t know what it is , so heres wishing you all A VERY HAPPY SHARAD PURNIMA, and Enjoy Doodh Poha

We call it “Doodh Pauva“. Take the recipe from My Mom if you don’t know how to make it…

Recipe:

• Take Milk in a bowl [As much as you wish]
• Add Suger To make the Milk Sweet [Stir it Well]
• Add Poha [Not More then Milk, Milk Should be more then Poha because Poha soaks the Milk, When you eat Doodh Poha, Milk also should come in your mouth along with poha]

And then put the bowl covered with a dish with hole’s in it near your house in an open place/Gallery till Moon Rays goes directly in the bowl containing Milk and Poha, and after that enjoy !!!!!! ….

My Doodh Pauva is already lying in My gallery and I am waiting for the Rays to enter the bowl so taht I can have yummy yummy Doodh Pauva..

Photos will be uploaded once its ready to eat.. for now check out the Moon I captured using My Mobile Camera..

Megha Patel.