Three years ago, a group of environment lovers started a campaign for solar Holi. They asked people to not waste wood by lighting a bonfire, and also save water.
"We have been lighting a symbolic lamp at a public place and women folk used to perform Holi puja there. However, this year we are not organizing the symbolic puja," said Darshan Desai of Prayas, a non-government organization that works in the area of environment protection.
"We used to set up a huge bonfire of 50 feet diameter. We used two tonnes of wood to keep the bonfire alighted for at least two days. However, now we have a bonfire of 10 feet diameter and use only 20 kg of wood. The money saved is spent on slum children," Haresh Shah, a resident of a society in Adajan, said.
"People have certainly become more conscious, especially the younger generation. However, it is difficult to convince the old to not follow the tradition. We have adopted a middle path and ask people to cut down on consumption of wood and water during Holi," Desai said.
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