Happy Hindu Environment Week!

The first ever Hindu Environment Week runs from February 17-23 with Hindus worldwide involved in events and activities to combat threats to the environment and promote a message of walking lightly on the Earth.

The week has been organised by the Bhumi Project, the UK -based organisation that works in partnership with ARC to promote an international Hindu response to the environmental challenges facing our planet. It is intended that Hindu Environment Week will be an annual part of the Hindu calendar from now on.

	Swami Sadanand Saraswati, who has issued a special statement on the importance to Hindus of caring for the environment.

Activities planned for the week include:

• rubbish clearance on the ghats of Vanares (India)
• tree planting at the famous Jagannath temple in Puri (India)
• lectures and awareness raising in Mumbai (India)
• environmental discussions in Oxford University (UK) and Princeton (USA)
• an environmental conference at the Brahma Kumari's world headquarters on Mt Abu (India)

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