Weeks before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, floods washed away months of work for idol makers in Maharashtra.

Torrential rains have inundated workshops in Raigad's Pen taluka, nucleus of the idol-crafting industry that employs ...

In a bid to minimise the amount of fresh clay being mined and keep water bodies free of external clay deposits from Ganpati idols, the Punaravartan organisation, along with several schools and ...

Efforts are on in full swing to distribute over seven lakh clay Ganpati idols to the people of Greater Hyderabad, said officials. The civic body had arranged 30 artificial ponds for Ganesh immersion ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal in Mann Ki Baat to use clay Ganesh idols instead of Plaster of Paris (PoP) has ...

Artisans say they are yet to receive the BMC’s promised supply of free Shadu clay despite the onset of the monsoon and the start of the idol-making season The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC ...

Ganesh Chaturthi entered its fifth day on Wednesday, and five more days remain until the grand celebrations end on 16 September. While major pandals in big cities celebrate with huge idols, for many, ...

Clay Ganesh idols were distributed at the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) in a bid to encourage eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. The aim of the initiative was ...

With Ganeshotsav setting in, Punekars are ready to welcome the elephant god with enthusiasm and an eco-friendly touch on Monday. Apart from the public Ganpati mandaps setup across the city, a ...

Bollywood singer Shilpa Rao has a penchant for everything that is environmentally conscious. And just like every year, this year too, the Ghungroo (War) vocalist has ushered in a eco-friendly Ganpati ...

Through most of the year, 46-year-old Vinod Vijay Nevse is an art director. But for a few months leading up to September, he turns to idol-making. Because that’s when he prepares for one of India’s ...