Workshop on How to Make Eco-friendly Ganesh Idols in Mumbai ~ Hindu Blog

A large number of Lord Ganesha Idols used for worship during Ganesh Chaturthi festival are made using plaster of Paris and chemical colors having toxic ingredients. During the Ganesh Visarjan ceremony at the end of the festival, the idols are discarded in rivers, seas, ponds and lakes and this leads to water contamination and pollution. The original method of observing Ganesh Chaturthi is by making Ganesh idols using clay and natural colors.

Numerous Government departments, organizations and NGOs are working towards an environment friendly Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Rotary Club of Badlapur Industrial area in Mumbai is conducting an Eco-friendly Ganesh Idol workshop in Mumbai to spread the awareness of natural Ganesh idols.

Times of India reports

This workshop will teach participants to make a Ganesh idol without the use of plaster of Paris and colours having toxic ingredients. There are limited number of seats for the workshop. The last date for registration is July 24, 2009.

For more details contact: Sanjivani Hall, Badlapur (E). Phone No : 0251-2698980.

6 comments:

Jennifer said...: I like this post very much. I saw your post on eco-ganesh. I will link it to my site later. For now I want to share that I also been making eco-ganesh in my Home in USA since 2002 with atta (flour) and water. Your ideas were a bit more eco as they did not include electricity as mine does, as I bake it in the oven.
Here a pic of dough ganesh before baking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaivani/584607934/
Baked ganesh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaivani/584315123/in/set-72157621200063019/
and my alaiganesh- or ganesh under waves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaivani/584571438/in/set-72157621200063019/

Thank you for posting this and making the people aware.; July 23, 2009 at 11:50 PM
abhilash said...: Thanks nice attempt at environment friendly Ganesh.; July 24, 2009 at 5:43 AM
ರೂpaश्री said...: I came here while searching for ecofriendly ganesha.
I liked this post very much. I saw your other post on eco-ganesh. I will link it to my blogspot.
I also have been making ganesh in my Home in USA since 2007 with air dry clay(store bought). You can find the photos in my blog, also have post where i have photos of all other ganeshas made by my friends in USA.
http://roopashriblog.blogspot.com/search/label/%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%A3%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B6
Sorry if you cant read kannada, but hope you will appreciate the photos atleast

Thanks; August 14, 2009 at 6:12 PM
abhilash said...: Excellent. The best way to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi is by making one's own Ganesh Idol. While making we are giving form to the formless Brahman.

Great.; August 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM
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