Green idol Apeksha M, DH News Service, Bengaluru, AUG 16 2019, 23:45PM IST
![Vinay Prasahant and Suvarna Kamakshi at Studio Tamaala in JP Nagar. DH Photo/S K Dinesh]()
Vinay Prasahant and Suvarna Kamakshi at Studio Tamaala in JP Nagar. DH Photo/S K Dinesh This Ganesha festival, you can bring an idol that need not pollute a lake after immersion but would rather sprout a holy basil (tulsi) plant.
Following the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s (KSPCB) ban on polluting Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols, Bengaluru is inching towards greener celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi.
‘Tamaala’, a collaborative art initiative based in JP Nagar, has come up with an eco-friendly option they call ‘Plant Ganesha’ — an organic clay Ganesha idol that will sprout into a basil plant after immersion. Their idols come in four forms — ‘Edamu...
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/this-year-bring-a-ganesha-that-turns-into-tulsi-754870.html

Vinay Prasahant and Suvarna Kamakshi at Studio Tamaala in JP Nagar. DH Photo/S K Dinesh This Ganesha festival, you can bring an idol that need not pollute a lake after immersion but would rather sprout a holy basil (tulsi) plant.
Following the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s (KSPCB) ban on polluting Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols, Bengaluru is inching towards greener celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi.
‘Tamaala’, a collaborative art initiative based in JP Nagar, has come up with an eco-friendly option they call ‘Plant Ganesha’ — an organic clay Ganesha idol that will sprout into a basil plant after immersion. Their idols come in four forms — ‘Edamu...
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/this-year-bring-a-ganesha-that-turns-into-tulsi-754870.html