Bamboo Ganapati from Kadiyam nurseries
Ganesh idol made with bamboo by Palla Venkanna Nursery at Kadiyam in East Godavari district.Photo: S. Rambabu
Kadiyam, one of the rich mandals in the State, is known for nurseries and they export different varieties of plants to different parts of the country and abroad.
This year, Satyanarayana Nursery Gardens popularly known as Palla Venkanna Nursery has come up with a novel idea.
It has come up with an idea of making Ganapati idol not with clay but with bamboo. One of the three brothers, Palla Subrahmanyam recently went to Kolkata and participated in a workshop where he mastered the making of Ganesha with bamboo. On his return he took the help of some farm labourers in his nursery garden and started making Lord Ganesh idol. After carving the bamboo in the shape of Ganesha, touchwood paint should be applied to give long life and the quintessential shine.
The nursery folks said this year they would teach the making of Lord Ganesh idol with bamboo to their farm hands and they start making and selling from next Ganesh Chaturthi.
“This is eco-friendly and long lasting. The life of the idol is not less than 30 years. If every thing goes well we may sell it from next year,” said Mr. Ganesh.
Chilukuri Srinivasa Rao, State “Paryavarana Mitra” Awardee and Best Teacher, who hails from Kadiyam said people who wish to promote pollution-free neighbour should opt for these idols made of bamboos.
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