To promote eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi ... charge to sculptors for idol creation, said Chief Environmental Officer Manisha Pradhan. Sculptors wishing to apply for clay should visit the Pollution ...

Vasant Raje, president of the Shree Ganesh Murtikar Samitee and a strong advocate for clay idols, spoke to mid-day at his ...

Sumit Dole, Ganesh Kathe, Mandar Rayareekar, and Mandar Bargaonka are co-founders of Swapna Udyog Ltd (SUL), a Pune-based ...

Secretary of Shree Ganesh Murtikar Kaamgar Sangathana, Maharashtra State. Sharma added that the directions to ban PoP idols is given out of pressure created by clay idol makers, who's business are ...

you can make an idol yourself with the family members using clay or turmeric. New images or idol (murti) of Ganesh can be bought from the shops and pandals. This is the most popular option used by ...

Clay idols just cannot bear the weight and size ... The sheer volume of idols, especially during Ganesh Chaturthi, is massive. We’re talking about over 13,000 idols to be made in a short period ...

With just a few days left for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities ... 12-feet tall idols on the streets, to small, traditional clay variants for homes. There are close to 40 families from the Kumbara ...

The day’s big draw remained the procession of Bada Ganesh of Khairatabad or the 70-ft high clay idol Saptamukha Maha Shakti Ganapati with seven faces. At the other end of the city, the ...