The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear today itself an appeal against a division bench of the Madras High Court which stayed an order of a single judge allowing the sale of Ganesh idols made using Plaster of Paris.
Prakash, a Ganesha idol maker from Rajasthan, filed a case to immediately allow the sale of Ganesha idols banned by the district administration in Tirunelveli district. The case came up for hearing before Madras High Court Madurai bench Judge GR Swaminathan.
Naveen Jaiswal, a vendor in Himayath Nagar, said, " I have been selling the Ganesh Idols for the past 25 years. We have all the varieties of Ganesh starting from 500 to 65,000. We have different varieties of Ganesh Idols. We also have Eco-friendly Ganesh. We have customers from Maharashtra a
"As per instructions by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and directions of the Supreme Court, BMC has declared that from this year onwards, Environment-friendly Lord Ganesh idols will be compulsory for household Ganeshotsav," an official statement said.
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 10 (ANI): In a tragic incident during the immersion of Ganesh idols, two children drowned to death while one succumbed in the hospital in Unnao, said the officials on Friday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 8 (ANI): Reacting to the Telangana government's creation of small ponds in the city to immerse the Lord Ganesh idols during Ganesh visarjan and allegations of 'politicising the event', General Secretary of the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti Bhagwanth
Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], September 6 (ANI): Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi on Tuesday staged a bike rally in Tankbund in Secunderabad as a mark of protest against the Telangana government for preventing the immersion of Ganesh idols on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 5 (ANI): Different varieties of Ganesh idols are being seen across the country. Ganesha idols are available in a wide range and large varieties from non-biodegradable materials to simple eco-friendly Ganesha idols which attract devotees.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 2 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made artificial ponds for the immersion of Ganesh idols in Mumbai.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 29 (ANI): Ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, markets in Hyderabad become bustling with Lord Ganesh idols, but sellers claim this year's business was hampered by the ban on the Plaster of Paris (POP) Ganesha idol.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 24 (ANI): With the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, prisoners in Indore Central Jail are making eco-friendly Ganesh idols.