Sale of Ganesha idols yet to pick up
The Hindu
MADURAIWith the ban on public celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi, the doll makers of Vilacheri have reduced the size of the idols this year and appealed to the district authorities to allow them to sell
MADURAI With the ban on public celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi, the doll makers of Vilacheri have reduced the size of the idols this year and appealed to the district authorities to allow them to sell five days before the festival, that falls on September 10. M. Ramalingam, who has been in the business for more than four decades told The Hindu, since there is a government proposal to restrain people from installing life size idols of Ganesha in public mandaps, he has moulded statues only to a height of three inches to three feet.More Related News
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