Ganesh pratima / idols are prepared from indigenous cow dung popularly also known as gobar ganesh. These idols are eco-friendly and purify the environment. When these idols are immersed in water (visarjan after puja ), it provides nutrition in the form of vitamins/ minerals and several kind of microorganisms and their products to soil / water / environment while the other idols of plaster of paris pollute the environment and releases several chemicals.
1. Eco-friendly- saves the environment from harmful chemicals
2. Easy to carry and install at puja place
3. light weight
4. Utilizes the dung of holy cows and thereby becomes financial support of cows / gaushalas.