“The Prayer Rises, But So Does the Smoke...”
When Faith Takes a Step
Today I saw something meaningful happening at Doleshwor Mahadev Temple.
The committee has taken a strong initiative banning incense sticks to reduce air pollution and protect the environment in the name of spirituality.
It felt like a beautiful step forward.
Faith and responsibility walking together.
But as I stood there, I also noticed something else.
Even after the decision, some people still continue using them out of habit, belief, or emotion. And I understand… change is not always easy. We have always connected devotion with smoke, fragrance, and tradition. But maybe devotion can also mean protecting the air we all breathe inside and outside the temple. True spirituality may not just rise with the smoke… it may also lie in what we choose not to burn.
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विकास कि फोहोर ?
"सडकको छेउमै यसरी थुप्रिएको फोहोर केवल दुर्गन्धको समस्या मात्र होइन, यो वातावरण, जनस्वास्थ्य र भविष्यप्रतिको ठूलो चुनौती हो ।"
"यो कुनै पहाड होइन, फोहोरको थुप्रो हो।" सडक छेउमै यति ठूलो परिमाणमा थुपारिएको फोहोरले वातावरण मात्र होइन, स्थानीय बासिन्दाको स्वास्थ्यमा पनि प्रत्यक्ष असर पार्ने जोखिम बढाएको छ।
अधिकारको सुनिश्चित गर
"नागरिकको स्वास्थ्यबारे कहिले गम्भीर हुने सरकार?"
माथि देखिएका दुवै तस्बिर पाल्पा जिल्ला जाने क्रममा लिएको तस्बिर हो। दुवै तस्बिरको समानान्तर भनेको भत्किएको पक्की सडक हो। यद्यपि एक तस्बिरमा भने भतिएको सडकमा पानी हालिएको छ। दोस्रोम
