Odisha News Insight (ONI) explored to find out the enthusiasm among the people in Bhubaneswar ahead of the festival season. Odia people celebrated Ganesh puja with gaiety and Odisha is also known for its pandals and Idols.
Manoj Kumar Sethi, P N College of Khurda, talked to ONI at Unit-3, “This place is famous and lots of people do come here to buy idols; we can get various designs of idols.”
Aishwarya Mallick , a student of Indus Engineering College, told ONI, “We collected 1500 rupees for the Idol from our companions. Here we find varieties of idols and will pick up a good one for our college.”
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Pratap Barad, idol seller told the ONI, “We have brought varieties of idols from Athagarh area – costing between Rs 80 to Rs 14000.”
Prakash Chandra Mishra told ONI, “Our Idols have been bought from Kakarudrapur, Anthuari, Athagarh, Kakhadi, Baranga and Phulapokhari. We have both idols – Lord Ganesh and Biswakarma, pricing between Rs 50 – Rs 8000.