Jhadu pooja (broom worship) is a
standard ritual in all Manushi
Sangathan meetings to inculcate
a sense of respect for cleanliness,
so lacking in India's civic life.
This picture of the first jhadu
pooja performed on December 19,
2001 appeared on the cover of
issue no. 127 of Manushi
magazine.


The Broom Deity slowly
acquired the form of a full
fledged Goddess – Manushi
Swacchnarayani