At a time when awareness programmes on chemical free-clay idols for Ganesh festival are yet to make a big impact, an optometrist from Shirol in Gadag district has, with the help of his artist friend, come up with a 100% natural idol of Lord Ganesh for the festivities.
The two have made an eco-friendly Ganesh which is just over one metre in height and weighs roughly one quintal. They have used bamboo sticks and jute thread for creating the inner frame and then, used dry paddy straws, cotton and red clay for making the idol of Ganesh.
Everything used for making the idol is a natural ingredient. For the ivory tusks (danta) of the elephant God, they have used the stem of crown flower (Calotropis gigantea).
