Festivals are being celebrated with a vengeance after COVID-19 destroyed the festivities of 2020 and 2021. Thousands of giant Ganesh idols are getting spruced up for the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations taking place on August 31 and September 1.
Idol-makers say never had Ganesh or Ganapati idols been so much in demand in Kerala before. The festival, which used to confine in Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Karnakata and Tamil Nadu, is gaining popularity in Kerala too.
“In recent years, the demand for Ganesh idols has increased considerably. After the COVID-19 break, people are celebrating with a vengeance. And we are not able to meet the demand,” says Rahul M., who makes idols at Kodumbu, near Palakkad.
