Restriction-free celebrations in the offing this time; stress on eco-friendly idols By Mohan Kayaka After two years of muted festivities in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mysuru is all set to celebrate the upcoming Ganeshotsava in a grand way, free of any restrictions. For the last two years, both celebrators and idol-makers have been…
No giant Ganeshas this year
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Every year by now, the main thoroughfares of Mysuru city would have colourful and huge idols of Ganesha and Gowri, some with even varied themes. But this season, the scene is different with COVID-19 taking the sheen off the celebrations. Areas including K.T. Street, Ramakrishnanagar, Agrahara Circle, near 101 Ganapathi Temple, Paduvarahalli, Saraswathipuram, Kuvempunagar,…
COVID-19 restrictions dampen spirits of traditional idol-makers
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the State Government’s guidelines restricting the Ganesha Chaturthi Festival celebrations in order to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most affected people are traditional Gowri-Ganesha idol-makers in the region. In Kumbarageri alone, which is located near Gandhi Chowk in city, there are over 20 families, who have been depending on…
Idol-makers concerned over lack of sales ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi
July 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The season of festivities in the region begins with onset of Shravana and Bhadrapada. In particular, Gowri and Ganesha Festivals are celebrated with a lot of fervour and devotion. Idols of Gowri and Ganesha are sold on the roadside and sellers do brisk business during the festive season. Mid-year festival season is about…
Colourful procession with huge crowds mark mass immersion of Ganesha idols
September 9, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru Nagara Samoohika Vinayaka Visarjana Mandali had organised mass immersion of Ganesha idols yesterday. More than 100 Ganesha idols installed at various places across the city took part in rituals. A number of organisations including Mayura Yuvakara Balaga, Jai Bhajarangi Yuva Sene, Tibbadevi Yuvakara Sangha, Sri Dwidanta Geleyara Balaga took part in the grand…
Public immerse Ganesha idols in Mobile Immersion Tanks
September 3, 2019Mysuru, Sept.3 (MTY&SD)- In a bid to save water bodies from being polluted and to facilitate immersion of Ganesha idols, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), in association with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), had stationed mobile immersion tanks at various locations in city yesterday. After celebrating Ganesha Chaturthi, the public immersed the idols in the…
Do It Yourself Green Ganesha
August 30, 2019By V. Shourabh With the onus of protecting Mother Earth and going green, a lot of awareness has been created among Mysureans and they have now switched to eco-friendly idols that are devoid of Plater of Paris (PoP) and any sort of chemicals. It is an icing on the cake if it is a Green…
Use eco-friendly clay Ganesha idols: Additional DC
August 29, 2019Mysuru: Additional Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru, B.R. Poornima, has called for use of eco-friendly idols during the ensuing Gowri-Ganesha festival season, as Ganeshas made out of Plaster of Paris (PoP), toxic paints and paper moulds will pollute water bodies once they are immersed after the festival. She also told that the administration has banned manufacturing…
Business of creating Gods
August 29, 2019Sometimes, your passion lets you forget all miseries and what matters is the work you love to do. As everyone across the country gears up to celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi on Sept. 2, their creators struggle to even meet their meagre daily expenses. And they pray for a better life, each day… By Team SOM The…
Ensemble of Ganesha Idols
October 14, 2018From key chains to massive idols, miniatures to murals… a nine-faced one to the one sitting on a Swan and in Gowri attire, the elephant-headed God can be seen in over 2,000 forms at these two passionate couples’ abode in city By Nandini Srinivasan Creativity, it is said, consists largely of rearranging what we know…
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