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 ...

Mumbai: While the Maharashtra government and Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha makers are caught in a stalemate over the ...

TNN We also published the following articles recently Ganesha idol makers in race against time to meet demandIdol makers in Dharwad have been struggling to meet the demand for clay Ganesh idols ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beginning that day, the Hindu god in the form of an idol, makes his way into millions of households and Hindus physically buy a clay idol of the Lord and worship ... This is an annual ritual and the ...