Kartik Purnima — Dev Deepawali Deep Daan
कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — देव दीपावली दीप दान
Eco-friendly deep daan at a lake or river ghat, with Ganga aarti and a clean-up the morning after.
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माता भूमिः पुत्रोऽहं पृथिव्याः
🌳 What We Do · Prakriti Seva प्रकृति सेवा
Serving Nature, Securing Tomorrow
धरती माँ की सेवा, आने वाली पीढ़ी की रक्षा
Prakriti Seva protects the natural world that sustains all life. We plant and nurture trees, revive rivers and water bodies, reduce plastic and waste, and awaken communities to live in harmony with nature.
Our Prakriti Seva Programs
We serve as a prayer, not charity. Every act reflects our belief that Manav Seva is Madhav Seva.
Vriksh Mitra
वृक्ष मित्र — पेड़ लगाओ, पेड़ बचाओ
Native-tree plantation with schools and societies — each tree adopted and cared for by a family for a year.
PlantationGau Seva
गौ सेवा
Feeding and caring for indigenous and abandoned cows with partner gaushalas, with veterinary check-ups.
Animal CareJal & Swachhta
जल व स्वच्छता
Lake and ghat clean-ups, plastic-free drives and composting in neighbourhoods.
Clean-ups
What this seva is about
The Earth is not ours to own — only ours to serve.
Prakriti Seva protects the natural world that sustains all life. We plant and nurture trees, revive rivers and water bodies, reduce plastic and waste, and awaken communities to live in harmony with nature.
Ancient Bharat revered the Earth as mother. We carry that reverence into action — because a healthy planet is the foundation of every other mission we run.
Care for cows and animals is part of this seva: feeding and caring for indigenous cows with partner gaushalas.
The reality we face
A planet under pressure
- 24%of India's land is degraded
- 3.4M tplastic waste generated yearly
- 600MIndians facing high water stress
- 1 Earthwe all share — and must protect
Sources: ISRO desertification atlas, CPCB and NITI Aayog. Every action counts.
What we do
Four ways this mission serves nature
- 1
Tree Plantation
Planting and, more importantly, nurturing native trees with communities and schools — green cover that survives, not just ceremonies.
- 2
Rivers & Water
Reviving ponds, lakes and rivers through clean-ups, rainwater harvesting and watershed care.
- 3
Plastic & Waste
Reducing single-use plastic, promoting segregation and composting, and dignifying the work of waste-workers.
- 4
Nature Awareness
Teaching sustainable living, reviving sacred-grove traditions, and connecting the young to the natural world.
Our approach
How we turn a story into change
- ListenTo land, water & people.
- UnderstandLocal ecological realities.
- ResearchWhat restoration works.
- ActPlant, clean & protect.
- ChangeGreener, healthier land.
Our goal
Plant & nurture 50,000 trees and revive 50 water bodies.
We publish our reach and outcomes openly.
Prakriti Seva — target
Trees planted & nurtured toward our first 50,000.
Progress: to be published from verified records
Water bodies revived
Progress toward reviving 50 ponds, lakes and streams.
Progress: to be published from verified records
Evidence & research
The research behind this seva
We ground our work in credible, published evidence.
Desertification & Land Degradation Atlas of India
ISRO / Space Applications Centre
Satellite mapping: ~97.8 million hectares of India's land degraded.
Read the reportAir Pollution in the States of India — GBD 2019
The Lancet Planetary Health (peer-reviewed)
The health and economic burden of air pollution across Indian states.
Read the report
Reports open in a new tab. We cite these sources for public awareness and do not claim authorship.
Government of India
Current government schemes for this cause
We align our grassroots work with these national programmes — and help people access them.
Mission LiFE
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Lifestyle for Environment — a people's movement for sustainable, pro-planet living.
Official websiteNamami Gange
National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti
River rejuvenation, pollution abatement and ecological restoration.
Official website
Official government portals open in a new tab. Seva Dham Foundation is an independent organisation and is not affiliated with these schemes.
Plant a future with us
Join a plantation or clean-up drive, share ecological expertise, or support a green project.
माता भूमिः पुत्रोऽहं पृथिव्याः।
Mātā bhūmiḥ putro'haṁ pṛthivyāḥ
“The Earth is my mother, and I am her child.”
— Atharvaveda 12.1.12 (Bhumi Sukta)