This Ganesh murti is finished with a hand-painted red pagdi. The red pagdi is painted by hand, so no two are identical, and red carries the festive charge that suits the first day of the festival. Under the paint it is the same natural clay as our unpainted idols. Like every idol we make, it is shaped from natural clay and nothing else — no plaster of Paris, no chemical paint on the unpainted pieces, and no additive that would keep it from breaking down. That matters at visarjan: PoP idols do not dissolve, and the ones that end up in a lake or a river stay there. Clay returns to the water it came from, which is what makes an immersion at home in a bucket or a drum a real option rather than a compromise. Every idol ships with a free chouki, a mala, a 100g dhoop stick pack and a red cloth, so it is ready for sthapana the day it arrives. Celebrate the festival fully and leave nothing behind that the water has to carry.
Price: ₹299