Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Thane Women Craft Eco-Friendly Ganesha Idols Through Community Initiative
A group of women in Thane made their own Ganesha idols using natural mud.
They worked together for about 10 to 12 days.
An experienced artisan named Aditi Date guided them.
The women decorated the idols with colorful stones and paint.
They agreed to immerse the idols at home instead of putting them in rivers or lakes.
The dissolved clay can later be used for gardening or making new idols.
This helps reduce waste and protects water bodies.
It also helps reduce crowds and noise during the festival.
Women professionals from Thane’s Shrirang Society created sustainable Lord Ganesha idols together.
The participants included doctors, pathologists, stage artists, and authors.
They hand-sculpted the idols from natural mud during a 10-to-12-day workshop.
Participants agreed to immerse the idols at home and recycle the dissolved clay.
The initiative sought to reduce festival waste, congestion, and noise pollution in Thane.
- Who
- Women professionals from Thane’s Shrirang Society, guided by artisan Aditi Date.
- What
- They created natural-mud Ganesha idols through a community workshop and committed to home immersion.
- When
- Over a 10-to-12-day workshop; no specific dates were stated.
- Where
- Shrirang Society in Thane, with the idols later immersed at participants’ homes.
- Why
- To promote environmentally responsible festivities, reduce waste, and limit congestion and noise pollution.
- Location
- Shrirang Society, Thane
- Participants
- Women doctors, pathologists, stage artists, and authors
- Workshop duration
- 10 to 12 days
- Main material
- Natural mud
- Guide
- Veteran artisan Aditi Date
- Immersion method
- Home immersion was mandatory
- Clay reuse
- The dissolved clay will be used for gardening or future sculpting