Bhopal Colony Residents Perform Aarti for Trees in Eight-Year Diwali Tradition

In Bhopal Colony, Trees Receive Aarti As Diwali Tradition Continues For 8 Years

Diwali is usually celebrated by lighting lamps in homes and courtyards. But residents of Bhopal’s Bagh Mugalia Extension Colony have chosen a different way to mark the festival. For the past 8 years, they have been performing aarti for trees, lighting lamps around them and expressing gratitude towards nature.

On the occasion of Diwali, women, men and children from the colony gathered in green areas to honour the trees. They applied tilak to the trees, performed aarti and lit diyas. They also took a pledge to protect greenery.

The residents light up not only their homes and temples during the festival, but also the trees that provide oxygen to human beings every day. Through this tradition, they are showing respect for the trees and acknowledging their importance in people’s lives.

Trees treated as life-givers

Umashankar Tiwari, president of the Bagh Mugalia Extension Colony Development Committee, said trees are not merely a part of the environment. They are the basis of human life.

He said trees provide oxygen every day and help keep life safe. To express gratitude towards these life-giving trees, the colony has followed the tradition of performing their aarti and placing lamps around them one day before Diwali for the past 8 years.

The programme saw enthusiastic participation from children, women, elderly residents and men. Residents reached nearby green areas and lit lamps in front of the trees. They took a pledge to protect them.

Residents will light lamps around trees on Diwali night

The tradition will continue on Sunday as well. On the night of Diwali, lamps will be placed around the trees to express respect for nature.

The colony’s initiative carries the message that the joy of festivals should not remain limited to lights and decoration. It also reminds people of their responsibility to protect the nature that gives them the air they breathe.

The residents are using the 8-year-old tradition to spread awareness about environmental protection. Their observance of Diwali has turned into a collective effort to honour trees and preserve greenery in and around the colony.