subject: Safal Ganesh Chaturthi [print this page] This spectacular 11 day festival honors the birth of the beloved Hindu elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha, popularly worshiped for his ability to remove obstacles and bring good fortune as he is remembered by almost everyone before the start of any auspicious activity.
Ganesha having the wide appeal as "the god for everybody", and is popularized as a national festival which bridges the gap amongst all religions and promotes unity & harmony between them thus generating nationalistic enthusiasm.
To celebrate a harmonious ,safe & successful Ganesh Chaturthi highlighting the major problems faced during and post Chaturthi which are Sound Pollution , Traffic Jams , Polluted Beaches etc . We wish to start a trend of celebrating a Ganpati festival in which all the worshipers can enjoy the 10 days of fun and frolic without the complications that are experienced at this time every year.
Concept
To change the mindset of the people that the festival can be celebrated causing less harm to the environment and others through various on air programmes/promos supported by ground activities Activities with TV celebrities through which we propose to lessen the problems of Beach Pollution /Traffic Jams in Mumbai during the 10 days of Ganpati Festival.
Activity :
Celebrity Visits
To start with, Celebrities will choose top 5 mandals which meet all ecofriendly standards such as less noise pollution , cleanliness , people management etc .
Painting Competition:
TV celebs to invite audience through TV to paint Lord Ganesha and upload the same on zeenews.com/ganesha . The best painting would be rewarded by a celebrity and all the paintings would be showcased on www.zeenews.com/ganesha. A painting competition of TV Celebs painting for the same would also be highlighted through programming .
A painting competition by over 1 lakh students will be organized in Maharashtra. A small talk on celebrating Safe and Safal Ganapati along with prize distribution for best paintings to be done by a TV celebrity .
Best Photo Competition :
Viewers to click a truly captivating picture which accentuates the flavor of the festival and send them to www.zeenews.com/ganesha to be uploaded on the website.
Activity at Traffic signals
Traffic Volunteers to help at various Diverted traffic routes wearing zee news t shirts containing client logo on all days thus benefitting the cause .
