Lord Ganesha : Eco friendly - Tyres
I am a Design student, decorating the Lord of fortune (Ganesha) aesthetically for last 4 years at my house. I always manage to use eco-friendly materials for my decoration which means no thermocol/plastic or any other harmful materials which spoils the environment. Ganesh mandals highlighting social issues through the decorations is my priority, that is protection of the environment. Therefore I always use affordable, easy to use/reuse materials which are convenient to recycle.
I make my designs from waste materials and make the best out of them. i.e straws, bangles, glass bottles, etc.
I also make sure that the colors used for painting the idol is organic and not chemical.
This year my theme is Tyres
I collected the used vehicle tyres from the waste (bhangarwala) just paying Rs.10 for small tyre and Rs.50 for big tyre. Then I got them washed at the petrol pump with fast jet showers and diesel sprayed rigorously to get rid of bacteria and dirt. Not only that, when I got them home, I again washed them with boiling hot water ! This was done keeping in mind, that these tyres were used ones -that means- they must have been on the dirty filthy roads, must have been driven over dead birds/animals on the road or met with an accident, etc. Therefore, this process was done to maintain the purity, cleanliness and hygiene as it was to be placed near the Lord.
This also help us believe in purity of mind, body and soul.
I collected the used vehicle tyres from the waste (bhangarwala) just paying Rs.10 for small tyre and Rs.50 for big tyre. Then I got them washed at the petrol pump with fast jet showers and diesel sprayed rigorously to get rid of bacteria and dirt. Not only that, when I got them home, I again washed them with boiling hot water ! This was done keeping in mind, that these tyres were used ones -that means- they must have been on the dirty filthy roads, must have been driven over dead birds/animals on the road or met with an accident, etc. Therefore, this process was done to maintain the purity, cleanliness and hygiene as it was to be placed near the Lord.
This also help us believe in purity of mind, body and soul.
Then it was time to decorate these tyres - I painted them with bright acrylic colours – yellow, blue and copper. To make them pretty and glamorous, I adorned them with artificial flowers, glittery lights and golden nets. I took help of iron rods to hang the tyres with a rope on them.
I thank my two friends Pankti and Kruti, who helped me accomplish this goal, without any professional help taken from outside.
The visarjan is done at juhu beach and the idol is taken in the four wheeler, and not with band-baaja or truck to avoid the noise pollution and traffic.
All these things I have to keep in mind in order to keep the environment eco- friendly, pure and clean.
My motive for being published is let people and designers know that fresh, innovative and simple ideas work very well made out of eco-friendly or waste materials, which looks aesthetically appealing and glamorous and at the same time subtle and elegant.
My motive for being published is let people and designers know that fresh, innovative and simple ideas work very well made out of eco-friendly or waste materials, which looks aesthetically appealing and glamorous and at the same time subtle and elegant.
Additionally, I have also made small size ganpati of home-made clay - 6 slices of bread, 8 tspn cornflour, 8 tspn sugar, 2 tspn lemon, turmeric (for colour) and 6 tspn water. Then I have painted with bright colours. This idol is placed near the saddu matti idol for pooja.
