Vasant Raje, president of the Shree Ganesh Murtikar Samitee and a strong advocate for clay idols, spoke to mid-day at his Gorai workshop regarding the clay idols and its benefits. While many believed ...

State minister and MLA from Bandra, Ashish Shelar attended the protest called by PoP idols makers on Tuesday. Shelar said ...

The sculptors of the normally huge sarvajanik or community idols are encountering significant challenges, with many unsure if they can meet the new requirements ...

A day after thousands of artisans who create plaster of Paris (POP) idols staged a massive protest against the recent high ...

Mumbai: The BMC budget states that the civic body had distributed 611 tonnes of ‘shadu mati' (clay) free of cost to moortikars to carve eco-friendly Ganesh idols in 2024. It proposes to ...

“Also, is that much clay available for the whole of Maharashtra ... to address both water pollution and the issue of POP Ganesh idols. “The concerns of POP idol worshippers must also ...

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 ...

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 ...

will provide free clay and space for sculptors to craft eco-friendly clay idols for Ganeshotsav. Artisans are encouraged to apply within 15 days. This initiative follows criticism for the heavy ...

Vasant Raje, president of the Shree Ganesh Murtikar Samitee and a strong advocate for clay idols, spoke to mid-day at his Gorai workshop regarding the clay idols and its benefits. While many ...

“Clay idols crack easily. Damaging a sacred murti during worship would be sacrilege. Ganesh is supposed to be the vighnaharta (obstacle-remover). How can we risk cracks?” Calling for IIT ...