Kothur's "Tree Ganesha" icons are made altogether out of natural materials that will break down when they get wet
At the point when Indian craftsman Dattadri Kothur saw the contamination created by a yearly Hindu custom of submerging extravagantly designed icons of the elephant-headed god Ganesha in the ocean, he chose to make a move.
The 30-year-old has thought of an earth benevolent option that will make its introduction amid the current year's celebration in the western city of Mumbai, in September, and it is as of now demonstrating a gigantic hit.
Kothur's "Tree Ganesha" symbols are made altogether out of natural materials that will break down when they get wet, and are intended to be watered like a plant instead of inundated in the ocean.
When they are hosed, seeds covered up inside them will grow, making an enduring keepsake of the icon.
"In the wake of seeing vast scale water contamination and broken icon parts strewn over Mumbai's Girgaum Chowpatty ocean front, I chose to make a natural option," Kothur told AFP.
"The reaction to Tree Ganesha indicates individuals know about ecological contamination and need (a) long haul feasible arrangement."
Kothur has satisfied almost 500 requests and he and his group are working diligently delivering another 3,000.
The 11-day festivity that distinctions Ganesha, the child of Lord Shiva, and goddess Parvati is praised with symbol love, music and moving crosswise over India.
Mumbai, India's business capital, generally has a portion of the biggest social affairs.
A huge number of lovers accumulate each September for the custom inundation of the statues, somewhere in the range of 24 feet (seven meters) tall, in the Arabian Sea.
Lately, activists have tried to bring issues to light of the ecological harm that the inundation causes.
The customary statues are produced using dirt or mortar and plunged in a white covering before being painted. They break down gradually, discharging hurtful chemicals as they do as such.
"With my golden calves, Ganesha lives on as plants and does a reversal to nature," said Kothur.
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