Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: Unique and mesmerising Ganesha idols mark festivities this year
Ganesha idols
Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival that is celebrated across India every year with great enthusiasm. Devotees offer prayers to Lord Ganesha on this auspicious occasion. The festival lasts 10 days and holds great significance for devotees of Lord Ganesha.
As Ganesh Chaturthi festivities startacross the nation, various unique idols of Lord Ganesha have caught everyone's attention. These idols stood out from the rest for their impressive innovation.
The tallest Ganesha idol
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The tallest Ganesh idol of the year had been made by artisans of Khairatabad, Hyderabad, and is 70feettall. A team of 150 artisans made the Saptamukha Maha Ganapati idol. The idol is made of clay, iron, and other materials and costs around one crore rupees.
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Vizag idols
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SV Events & Entertainments, an event management company in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has set up an 89-foot-tall idol of Lord Ganesha, making it the tallest in the state. Another 75-foot-tall statue by Lambodhara Charitable Trust is made of jaggery lumps from Rajasthan, emphasising on eco-friendly celebration.
Newspaper idol
To support the eco-friendly idols of Ganesha, a craftsman, Moreswar Pawar has made an elegant idol of Ganesha by only using old newspapers. The idol is 10-foot in heightand only weighs 10 kg. According to Pawar, the idol can be easily immersed and dissolved in water, making it completely biodegradable.
Idol of glass bangles
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Friends Union Organisation, a youth organisation in Odisha, has made an impressive and unique 15-foot-tall Ganesha idol by using 25,000 glass bangles. They have made the pandal for the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi by using bamboo.
Soap idol
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A woman from Gujarat's Surat has carved an idol of Ganesha from 2,655 kgof soap. She had been making eco-friendly idols of Ganesha for the last six years.
(With inputs from agencies)