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PoP Ganeshas to stay this year too
Sachin Dravekar, TNN Nagpur: Though the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on June 30 passed the ban on the idols made with plaster of paris (PoP) from this year’s Ganesh festival in its general body...
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Eco-friendly worship catching on in Ahmedabad
The state government has banned use of plaster of Paris (PoP) to make idols of deities and immersion of such idols in public water bodies due to the pollution it causes, which is a hazard to marine...
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Ganesh Chaturthi: Jains say it with Michchhami Dukkadam
By DNA Correspondent Ahmedabad: Thousands of Sthanakwasi Jain devotees thronged Upashrayas on Thursday for performing pratikraman rituals on the occasion of Samvatsari. Another sect, Derawasi Jains,...
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1.5 lakh homes in Ahmedabad get ready to welcome Ganesha
While piety-gripped Amdavadischant Ganpati Bappa Morya on Wednesday, idols making space in city homes is also expected to reach mammoth proportions today.Guesstimates peg a total of more than 1,50,000...
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Ganpati comes calling in Ahmedabad
If you have not seen Mumbai’s famous ‘Lal Baug ka Raja’ you can check out its lookalike in Ahmedabad. ‘Lal Baug Ka Raja, Ahmedabad Ka Maharaja’ was installed by the Krishna Mitra Mandal at Naranpura on...
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At 86, Gujarat’s Ganesha idol pioneer plays the mentor
AHMEDABAD: With Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, the otherwise indolent streets ofGulbai Tekra are seen bustling with people buying Ganesha idols. In these by-lanes of Gulbai Tekra, which are...
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