As holy festival of Ganesha Chaturthi is around corner, preparations and idol-making are at its peak. In a bid to celebrate festival in an eco-friendly manner, Mangaluru-based Nithin Vaja has me Lord Ganesha idol from paper pulp and seeds inste of using toxic materials and paints. idol will be embedded with seeds from vegetable, fruits, and trees. Unlike tritional idols, environmental-friendly ones are easily dissolvable in water.

“It is me by crushing old newspaper and books into pulp which is used in making it. We have t used toxic paints or any or toxic materials. This idol is embedded with vegetable seeds and fruit seeds. It will grow into a plant after it dissolves in water. We have me 30-40 Ganesha idol this year. demand is t so high in Mangaluru this year but we expect it to increase in coming year,” said Nithin Vaja.

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States going green

Concerned over environmental issues, many artisans along with buyers across country have come up with unique ideas to make ir idols eco-friendly and less harmful to rivers and water bodies at time of immersion. Sarvana Kumar from Tamil Nu me a small statue of 2-feet size with clay and ar 2-feet of paper and pulp and or eco-friendly products.

“We make small statues of 2ft size with clay and ar 2ft paper and pulp and or eco-friendly products. We have taken this step so as to enable statues to dissolve in water easily. colors applied to statue are natural. refore y don't pollute water bodies. We make Mangala Vinayaka, Lotus Vinayaka, Cow Vinayaka, Naga Vinayaka, and many ors. We are getting good orders this year but Vinayakas me up of seeds are also on high demand,” Sarvana Kumar said.

Ar idol maker in Rameshwaram said, “We've been making Ganesha idols varying in sizes starting from three feet. We also make idols of 6,9 and 11 feet in height. materials used in making of se statues are just papers which can easily dissolve in water. Ar concern is paint used in coloring statues. And to cater to that, we have used only water-soluble paint which also mixes into water.”

A 22-feet Ganpati idol has been me of bamboo sticks, paper mash, water-soluble hesives and colours in Mumbai.

Ajit Khot, Mumbai sculptor said."Around 15 labourers have worked for more than 6 months to make this 22-feet Bappa idol, weighing around 1500-2000 kg. It is completely me out of eco-friendly and water-soluble materials and its basic structure is expected to melt completely within 45 minutes of immersion into sea." 

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BJP MLA on eco-friendly idols

Raja Singh, BJP MLA, said, “For first time in India, we have started making Lord Ganesha idols with pure cow dung. In Hindu religion, cow dung and urine are considered very spiritual. Our main aim is to save cows. We are also getting a good public response. We are aiming to make two lakh Lord Ganesha idols with cow dung for this year's Vinayaka Chavithi. We have alrey created 50,000 Ganesh idols by using cow dung. In upcoming days, our aim is to make 10 lakh idols. I government is rey to help us in this initiative n we will be able to make more idols through this alternative method.”

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 (Inputs from ANI)