Eco-Friendly Clay Ganesha Idols Sculpted at Visakhapatnam’s Sankalpa Art Village

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• Location: Sankalpa Art Village,Pedagadi,near Visakhapatnam.
• Artisans: Skilled craftsmen from Kantai village in West Bengal work on creating eco-friendly clay Ganesha idols.
• Process: Idols are made using wooden frames,dry grass bundles,river clay,and natural colors such as turmeric and rice flour. Activated charcoal is used for finer details like painting eyes.
• Materials Used: Completely natural substances with no synthetic paints or plaster of Paris; designed too dissolve safely in water without harming marine life.
• Lasting Additions: each idol comes with a ‘sustainable platter’ featuring khadi dhotis, native rice varieties, organic jaggery, and palm-leaf umbrellas to promote ecological crafts and customary farming practices.
• Workshops: Plans for workshops teaching the making of ‘seed Ganeshas,’ idols that germinate into plants after immersion in soil or water – promoting sustainability.
• Production Scale: 70 idols being made this year with pre-orders open.

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