Artists from different parts of India have crafted unique Ganpati idols with natural ingredients to keep the spirit of the festival alive and promote sustainability at the same time
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Ganesh Chaturthi began yesterday amid Covid-19 restrictions. Devotees carried idols of Lord Ganesha to public pandals and their homes to kick start the 10-day long festivities.
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However, due to the ongoing pandemic, large scale celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi has been disallowed across the country.
Therefore, artists from different parts of India have crafted unique Ganpati idols with natural ingredients to keep the spirit of the festival alive and promote sustainability at the same time.
Odisha
Odisha: Puri-based artist Saswat Sahoo has made a Ganesha idol using matchsticks
— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2021
"It took me 8 days to prepare this 23 inches long & 22 inches wide idol using 5621 matchsticks. I'll follow COVID protocols & offer prayers at my home," he said yesterday#GaneshaChaturthi pic.twitter.com/b292qe0oW8
An artist hailing from Puri in Odisha has crafted an idol of Lord Ganesh using matchsticks. The art piece, which comprises of as many as 5621 matchsticks, is 23 inches long and 22 inches wide. Saswat Sahoo, the artist, told ANI that it took him eight days to craft the work.
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"Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, celebrations for the Ganesh Chaturthi are subdued. Hence, I thought of creating something new. I will be praying to this idol on the festival at my home amid the pademic," said Sahoo.
Gujarat
Gujarat: Dr Aditi Mittal, a resident of Surat made Ganpati idol with dry fruits for #GaneshChaturthi.
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2020
She says, "I made this idol with dry fruits that have shell & it will be kept at a COVID hospital. After puja the dry fruits will be distributed among patients at the hospital" pic.twitter.com/AupCOURiuj
A woman in Surat installed a 201 coconut-made Ganesha idol in a mall in Surat as Ganesh Chaturthi festivities began on Friday. Speaking to ANI, Aditi Mittal, who made the idol, said that the idea behind this is to prevent environmental degradation and spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"I am a dentist by profession and an artist by passion. I have displayed my artistic creation here. It is believed that whenever we start something new, we break the coconuts and start the day," she said.
"I hope and pray that by creating this 201 coconut idol, it wipes away all the negativities from all our lives. I have carved out various signs and symbols of gods and goddesses on each of these coconuts," she added.
Punjab
Punjab | A Ludhiana-based bakery makes a Ganesh idol from dark chocolate on the occasion of #GaneshChaturthi
— ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2021
"We've been making chocolate Ganesh since 2015 to send a message that we should celebrate festivals in eco-friendly ways," says bakery owner Harjinder Singh Kukreja pic.twitter.com/zAdvn936or
A Ludhiana-based bakery crafted a Ganpati idol made of dark chocolate on the occasion of Ganeshotsav. "We've been making chocolate Ganesh since 2015 to send a message that we should celebrate festivals in eco-friendly ways," said bakery owner Harjinder Singh Kukreja.
Also, well-renowned sand-artists Sudarshan Patnaik spread the message of eco-friendliness and “world peace” in his own way by crafting a Ganpati idol by the beach made of sea-shells.
On the auspicious occasion of #GaneshChaturthi2021 My SandArt installation at Puri beach in Odisha.
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) September 10, 2021
First time I have used 7000 Seashells on it , with message “World Peace “ pic.twitter.com/vpzPDzuHLp
According to the artist, he used 7,000 sea-shells to create the idol.
(With ANI inputs)
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