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Sculpting our green Ganpati
Updated On: 01 September, 2024 09:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Priya Rupani
Test Drive Show your love for Bappa—and for the planet—by shaping your own idol from eco-friendly terracotta clay at this workshop
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The instructor Amruta Talawadekar shows mid-day reporter Priya Rupani how to roll clay balls into the desired shape for the idol’s base. Pics/Shadab Khan
Every year, as the monsoon trickles to a stop, the scent of delicious modaks and the sound of dhol tasha takes over Mumbai. Wearing the prettiest lehengas or kurtas to go pandal-hopping, and scouring all the sculptors’ stalls to find the perfect little Bappa to bring home—these are integral rituals of every Mumbaikar’s life, and this reporter is no different.
However, the thought of how the ocean is impacted by visarjan of so many idols each year prompted us to look for an eco-friendly Ganpati we could take home. When we stumbled across the workshop by Amruta Talawadekar at Khar’s Doolally Taproom, it’s as if Bappa had heard our wish. Will the idol look good? Will we embarrass ourselves? These were the thoughts running in our anxious mind as we had never worked with clay before. But the lively ambience of the microbrewery and eager faces of other attendees quickly calmed our nerves.
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