Cow Dung Ganesh idols promote eco-friendly celebrations

Rajapur, Sep 20 (UNI) With the Ganesh festival evoking deep devotion and enthusiasm among people, two practitioners from Ratnagiri and Khed have been promoting an eco-friendly alternative by making Ganesh idols from cow dung for nearly a decade. Panchgavya practitioner Suhas Pandit from Rajapur and Yogesh Ambre from Gunde-Ganwal in Khed taluka have been creating Ganesh idols using dung from indigenous cows to spread awareness about environmental conservation while encouraging people to preserve traditional practices. Ganesh idols were traditionally made from Shadu clay. However, the limited availability and rising cost of the material gradually led to the use of alternative…