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The two kids were filmed immersing an idol of Lord Ganesha, some flowers and other religious offerings into a clean and calm lake in Canada during sunset
Some sided with the Indian family saying that the idol was biodegradable (Image: X/@DwightSinghS)
An Indian family immersing some religious offerings into a lake in Canada has triggered a massive debate on social media over cultural traditions and environmental responsibility. The clip, which has garnered over three million views on X, showed two children submerging an idol of Lord Ganesha into the lake.
The video opened with them standing in shallow water near the edge of a calm lake during sunset. The two were seen holding the small idol along with some flowers and other offerings. The two children knelt down at the shoreline and gently placed the idol and the offerings onto the surface of the lake, which slowly drifted towards the bottom.
While the colourful idol went to the bottom of the lake, as seen from above the clean water, the flowers remained floating on the surface. The children appeared happy after immersing the idol, but the internet was not.
The clip was shared with the caption, “Normal Parents: Don’t litter. Hindu Parents: Record their kids littering in a Canadian lake.”
Internet Is Divided Over The Incident
The post has now triggered a wave of reactions from people, with some arguing that the idol is made of mud and biodegradable substances that would dissolve in the water, and others criticising their act of intentionally “littering” the clean water body.
One user said, “The biggest problem with indians is wherever they go they won’t assimilate with their culture, and they try to bring those same etiquettes that they practice at home and expect people of that country to respect them.”
“The idol is made of mud and other things are flowers and grass from plants, which will not create any issues to ecosystem..I don’t understand why this is an issue,” a person asked.
“Littering is bad. No excuse. But Hinduism has nothing to do with this. There is no Hindu practice that calls for polluting a lake. If some family follows a local habit or silly tradition, blame that behaviour — not an entire religion,” someone said while asking not to target a specific religion.
“One must respect other cultures. If you are in India, it may be fine, but when you go outside, people don’t like littering, and one should respect that, whether it is biodegradable or not. But people keep doing such things and then complain about not getting respect, etc,” another individual commented.
Meanwhile, one person, asking for hefty fines to be levied on the family, said, “You have videos and kids can be identified. Track the family and put a hefty fine. Also pls inform the Indian ambassador about such activities and let him circulate a message in Indian communities not to do such things. Else, Canadian rivers will soon be like the Ganga and Yamuna.”
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