Blindfolded twist to idol-making – The Times of India

BellaJaisinghani TNN; The Times of India, MUMBAI, Sept.6, 2012 TOIM_2012_9_6_7 http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-06/mumbai/33649035_1_idols-ganpatis-claims http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=7&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=06-09-2012&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar00705&format=&publabel=TOI Mumbai: Given that Ganeshotsav is not just a festival of,for and by big mandals and a grand spectacle of… Continue reading

Happy Birthday, Ganesha

Ganesha is a Universal god. There is not a single village or city in India without Ganesha’s statue sitting somewhere in a street corner or under a tree. Elephant deities are also commonplace in China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil and Mexico. There is a Ganesha rock in Sedona, which indigenous Americans call ‘elephant’ rock. Continue reading