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Eco-friendly, tribal themes to steal the show in capital this Ganesh Puja
The New Indian Express Jeypore
|August 26, 2025
THE state capital is gearing up for a grand and green celebration of Ganesh Puja this year with gigantic, eco-friendly idols of Lord Ganesh set to become the centre of attraction in many pandals across the city.
This year, the Lord Of Wisdom will be worshipped in over 340 pandals of the city from Wednesday. However, a 61-feet-tall idol of Bappa, believed to be the tallest, at Badagada locality and another 46-feet-tall idol of the Lord at Saheed Nagar are set to steal the limelight during the festival. Rakesh Mohanty, a member of the Badagada Brightstar Youth Association, said artists have been busy working to build the 61-feet idol of Lord Ganesh since the last one month. "Created with eco-friendly materials, the idol will have two large silver feet.
This story is from the August 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Jeypore.
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