Making Clay Ganesha - Eco Friendly Ganesha

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Happy Ganesha Chaturthi!!!!

Here is the picture of Clay Ganesha Making Procedure. Its nice to make our own Ganesha with our own hands and also teaching our children. Its fun with clay. This exercise also helps in learning about clay-its properties and playing with clay.

Every year I get the country clay from the Potter and make Ganesha. I learnt it from one of my neighbours at my home town. They in fact use to prepare the soft wet clay with Black/Red soil. Mixing saw dust, cotton and kneading it for hours together to get the soft texture. It would take not less than a weeks time. This involves lots of procedure and requires patience too. However, I do get soft wet clay readily available from Potter's bunk and make Ganesha. 

Below pictures are of Ganesha making. Me and Anirudh have made two Ganesha's and Two Mushika Vahana.  I am engaging Anirudh in making clay Ganesha when he was just 5 years. I don't use artificial colours or so, instead use pulses, and grams to decorate. So, that when Ganesha is given a final send off by dropping him in well  ( no more wells available in the vicinity) or lake, the water is not contaminated or polluted and pulses and grams can be eaten by fish. 

The clay can be used for  kitchen garden plants. Good to know that the awareness created by Government agencies, NGOs and other organisation about Clay of Ganesha and distribution of free clay to school children.





















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