Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Pledges-to-Save-Mahan-Forest-at-Raksha-Bandhan-Festival-in-India-27MZIF39ODU4.htmlConceptually similarPledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOITTCompleted★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOIVWCompleted★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOITJCompleted★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOITRCompleted★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOITSCompleted★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOITUCompleted★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOIV5Completed★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOIV7Completed★★★★Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaGP0STOIV2Completed★★★★View AllGP0STOIV8Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaVillagers participate at the protest in huge number.In a pledge to save the Mahan forests of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, from coal mining, people from across 10 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, sent over 8,900 rakhis (sacred threads) to the forest dwelling communities of Mahan forests. Over 1,000 community members including a large number of women and children from about 24 villages of the region braved heavy rains and tied the rakhis to a giant Mahua tree in Mahan forests on Sunday. These Rakhis were made by 98 volunteers from across 10 cities in India.Locations:Asia-India-Madhya Pradesh-Mahan Forest-Singrauli regionDate:10 Aug, 2014Credit:© Avik Roy / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5184px X 3456pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Asian and Indian ethnicities-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Demonstrations-Festivals-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Large group of people-Local population-Outdoors-Public engagement-Saris-Villages-WomenShoot:Pledges to Save Mahan Forest at Raksha Bandhan Festival in IndiaIn a pledge to save the Mahan forests of Singrauli, from coal mining, people from across 10 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, sent over 8,900 rakhis to the forest dwelling communities of Mahan forests. Over 1,000 community members including a large number of women and children from about 24 villages of the region braved heavy rains and tied the rakhis to a giant Mahua tree in Mahan forests. These Rakhis were made by 98 volunteers from across 10 cities in India.Giving a new meaning to a festival that traditionally symbolizes a brother vowing to protect his sister in return for a rakhi (a sacred thread on his wrist), 10 Mumbaikars prepared and tied a 54-foot-long rakhi as a symbol of the 54 villages in Mahan that stand to lose their livelihoods if the forest is cut down.Related Collections:Mahan Fight in India (All Photographers)