This family ensured its Bappa had nature around

For the last 57 years the Shahs have been bringing home eco-friendly Ganpatis. And this year the family decided to take it a notch higher and greener by serving their Ganesha delicacies on eco-friendly thalis. Continuing their tradition, this Panvel-based family created an autumn forest theme to spread awareness about protecting the environment.

The materials used for decoration were bamboo, jute and wood. “For the roof we created bamboo stick grills. To enhance the monotonous backdrop we created a wooden frame and decorated it with colourful bottles,” shared Richa, one of the family members. “The bottles on the deck are embellished with jute fabric, jute cords, cotton fabric, cotton laces and wooden beads. The walls on the side are made of tree branches. The idol was made to sit on sea sand, which has been used to give the absolute earth effect. The main idol was placed on a tree trunk. The aarti thalis were made using above mentioned materials to keep them within theme.The diya was made from wheat flour, she added.