Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Siblings Recreate Banaras Ghats for Seawoods Ganeshotsav Decoration
Two siblings named Deesha and Daksh made a tiny version of the Banaras ghats in their home.
They created it for Ganeshotsav.
The display shows famous ghats, boats, clotheslines and electricity poles.
It also includes a small dhobi ghat.
The children researched Banaras using videos, pictures and online information.
They built the display from materials such as used cartons.
Their Ganesh idol was made with papier-mâché and shadu clay.
The display teaches children about Indian culture and history.
It also reminds people to keep rivers and heritage places clean.
Deesha and Daksh created a miniature Banaras tableau in their Sector 36, Seawoods home.
The installation recreates Manikarnika, Prayag, Dashashwamedh, Chet Singh and Harishchandra ghats.
The roughly 5-foot-wide, 8-foot-tall display took nearly a month to build using research and reused cartons.
Details include boats, electricity poles, clotheslines, a dhobi ghat and a handmade papier-mâché and shadu-clay Ganesh idol.
The tableau promotes cultural learning, heritage preservation and the message: “Keep the ghats clean, keep the rivers clean.”
- Who
- Siblings Deesha and Daksh created the tableau, with support from their family.
- What
- A detailed miniature recreation of Banaras ghats was made as a home Ganeshotsav decoration.
- When
- The display was presented during Ganeshotsav; construction began on August 15 and took nearly a month.
- Where
- A home in Sector 36, Seawoods.
- Why
- To teach children about Banaras’s culture, traditions and heritage while promoting river and ghat conservation.
- Tableau name
- Banaras Ghat by Deesha & Daksh
- Display size
- Approximately 5 feet wide and nearly 8 feet tall
- Construction time
- Close to one month
- Materials
- Used cartons, papier-mâché and shadu clay
- Recreated locations
- Manikarnika, Prayag, Dashashwamedh, Chet Singh and Harishchandra ghats
- Environmental message
- “Keep the ghats clean, keep the rivers clean.”
- Conservation reference
- The display incorporates the Namami Gange programme