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Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all!

The idol:
The Ganesh idol was handmade using terra cotta clay. Gold paint was rubbed onto his crown and some yellow paint for his dhoti and shawl.

The rangoli:
The outline of the rangoli was drawn with chalk which was later colored in using rangoli powders by my daughter. She seems to be doing better spreading the rangoli powder with her two fingers. You can see her in the picture adding glitter to the rangoli in the end.

The offerings:
We offered fruits, flowers, modakas and masala vadas to the lord.
My daughter enjoyed helping me make modakams for Lord Ganesh. It brought back my memories of helping my mom in the kitchen during festivals. My daughter thought the rice flour dough for the modakas was just like her play dough. We decorated the altar with fresh flowers from our garden.

Gokulashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, a hindu god is celebrated on Thursday, Aug 13, 2009. It is also called as Krishna Jayanthi or Krishna Janmashtami and Shree Jayanthi amongst many names. Krishna was born sometime in the night and hence the pooja and celebrations is performed in the evening.

Lord Krishna was welcomed into our home wih a simple rangoli drawn with a lot of help from my 5-year old daughter. See the little feet drawn on the floor to show little Krishna coming into our house? Uppu Cheedai, Pal Kova, Curd and Milk was offered to Krishna in our home which are a few of Krishna’s favorites. We used baby Krishna idols, decorated with flowers(Kanakambaram and roses) from our garden and a kolam drawn on water(my first time). Happy Gokulashtami to all!

These are handmade chubby little Ganesha’s playing various instruments made of synthetic clay. They measure approximately 2 1/4″ X 1 3/4″. Please send me an email(bhanu@bloomingdesignstudio.com) or leave me a comment if you are interested in purchasing this set .You can also visit my online store at bhanuramesh.etsy.com to make this purchase.

This one of a kind set will make a nice addition to your navaratri golu.

**SOLD**SOLD**SOLD** Leave me a comment or email me(bhanu@bloomingdesignstudio.com) if you like me to create a similar Ganesh set for you.

Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi falls on August 23rd, 2009. It is the festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha and is celebrated on his birthday. Lord Ganesh is the god of wisdom and prosperity and is always invoked before the beginning of any auspicious occasion.

Are you looking to buy idols for Ganesh pooja? Then you have come to the right place. I am offering a small selection of my handmade idols of Ganesh made out of polymer clay. Please send me an email(bhanu@bloomingdesignstudio.com) or leave me a comment if you are interested in purchasing one of these idols. The price shown below do not include shipping charges. Expect shipping charges of $5 shipped via US Postal 2-day priority mail anywhere within the United States. You can avoid the extra shipping charges if you live in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. You can also visit my online store at bhanuramesh.etsy.com to purchase one of these idols.

These can also be used as bommai in Navaratri golu. I shall also be offering navaratri bommai(golu dolls) for sale soon. Please come back and visit if interested. All my Ganesh idols have sold. Let me know if you want me create one just for you with your choice of colors for clothing/accessories.

Happy Diwali to everyone! This is the festival of light celebrated for victory of good over evil all over India. The festival falls on Oct 27 and 28 this year. I had to fulfill a few Diwali card orders and hence made many different diwali cards and mailed a few of them to some of my family members. Here are a couple of my cards where the diya/lamp is my ink drawing enhanced with some color and/or glitter. Create and share something on this joyous occasion.

HANDMADE DIWALI CARDS - LIGHT THE WORLD