As well as statues of Lord Ganesha made from synthetic materials and hand sculpted one—traditional clay moulded statues of the Lord were available for the 2017 Ganesha Chaturthi Festival.
Devotees bring their own bench from home to carry their personaly created Lord back to their home and Puja Room.
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| Throughout the City, large mounds of clay on the streets waiting to be used in the creation of moulded Lord Ganesha statues |
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| Taking the back mould off the statue |
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| Tidying and cleaning after taking off moulds |
The above gent had a large crowd of Ganesha devotees around him throughout the day, eager to purchase one of the moulded statue he made.
This particular man (who is local and well know) is a successful businessman who loves to serve the Lord. Wonderful smile. He looks so happy playing with the clay.
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| His son and wife working with him the whole day creating moulded Lord Ganesha statues |
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| The mould fully encompasing the clay |
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| Front mould taken off the statue |
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| Handing statue to his son to complete the work |
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| Taking the back mould off from the Lord Ganesha statue |
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| Finishing off the back of the Lord Ganesha statue |
