Ganesh Chaturthi: Unique Ganpati idols made of matchsticks, coconuts, chocolate

Ganesh Chaturthi began yesterday amid Covid19 restrictions Devotees carried idols of Lord Ganesha to public pandals and their homes to kick start the 10day long festivitiesHowever due to the ongoing pandemic large scale celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi has been disallowed across the countryTherefore artists from different parts of India have crafted unique Ganpati idols with natural ingredients to keep the spirit of the festival alive and promote sustainability at the same timeOdishaOdisha Puribased artist Saswat Sahoo has made a Ganesha idol using matchsticks It took me 8 days to prepare this 23 inches long amp 22 inches wide idol using 5621 matchsticks Ill follow COVID protocols amp offer prayers at my home he said yesterdayGaneshaChaturthi pictwittercomb292qe0oW8mdash ANI ANI September 9 2021An artist hailing from Puri in Odisha has crafted an idol of Lord Ganesh using matchsticks The art piece which comprises of as many as 5621 matchsticks is 23 inches long and 22 inches wide Saswat Sahoo the artist told ANI that it took him eight days to craft the workAlso ReadGanesh Chaturthi 2021 Why these Mumbaikars have adopted zerowaste celebrationsDue to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic celebrations for the Ganesh Chaturthi are subdued Hence I thought of creating something new I will be praying to this idol on the festival at my home amid the pademic said SahooGujaratGujarat Dr Aditi Mittal a resident of Surat made Ganpati idol with dry fruits for GaneshChaturthi She says I made this idol with dry fruits that have shell amp it will be kept at a COVID hospital After puja the dry fruits will be distributed among patients at the hospital pictwittercomAupCOURiujmdash ANI ANI August 21 2020A woman in Surat installed a 201 coconutmade Ganesha idol in a mall in Surat as Ganesh Chaturthi festivities began on Friday Speaking to ANI Aditi Mittal who made the idol said that the idea behind this is to prevent environmental degradation and spread of the Covid19 pandemicI am a dentist by profession and an artist by passion I have displayed my artistic creation here It is believed that whenever we start something new we break the coconuts and start the day she saidI hope and pray that by creating this 201 coconut idol it wipes away all the negativities from all our lives I have carved out various signs and symbols of gods and goddesses on each of these coconuts she addedPunjabPunjab A Ludhianabased bakery makes a Ganesh idol from dark chocolate on the occasion of GaneshChaturthi Weve been making chocolate Ganesh since 2015 to send a message that we should celebrate festivals in ecofriendly ways says bakery owner Harjinder Singh Kukreja pictwittercomzAdvn936ormdash ANI ANI September 10 2021A Ludhianabased bakery crafted a Ganpati idol made of dark chocolate on the occasion of Ganeshotsav Weve been making chocolate Ganesh since 2015 to send a message that we should celebrate festivals in ecofriendly ways said bakery owner Harjinder Singh KukrejaAlso wellrenowned sandartists Sudarshan Patnaik spread the message of ecofriendliness and ldquoworld peacerdquo in his own way by crafting a Ganpati idol by the beach made of seashellsOn the auspicious occasion of GaneshChaturthi2021 My SandArt installation at Puri beach in OdishaFirst time I have used 7000 Seashells on it with message ldquoWorld Peace ldquo pictwittercomvpzPDzuHLpmdash Sudarsan Pattnaik sudarsansand September 10 2021According to the artist he used 7000 seashells to create the idolWith ANI inputs