Bengal artisans sculpt Ganesha idols in Karnataka
Each year, artisans from West Bengal travel to north Karnataka to sculpt idols of the elephant god Ganesha, lending the images an eastern touch that is reminiscent of goddess Durga who is widely...
View Article‘In service’ of Khairatabad Ganesh
M. SRINIVAS, The Hindu Hyderabad: Over the years, Ganesh festivities in the city have come to centre around the towering idol set up at Khairatabad. A cynosure of all eyes during the 11-day long...
View ArticleBengali artisans cater to Hyderabad’s green idol demand
The city’s water bodies may get a significantly lesser dose of toxic paint and Plaster of Paris this Ganesh Chaturthi as the number of people opting for eco-friendly idols has gone up going by the...
View ArticleThe best idol minds, all the way from Bengal
Ganesh idols in various guises — there’s Bal Ganesh, and one, with its trunk morphing into a dove, symbolising peace — are parked at Chandrashekar Pal’s workshop off Nandidurg Road, waiting for a final...
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