Mumbai Artist Creates 'Ardhanari' Ganesh Idol from Chocolate to Promote Gender Harmony

An artist from Mumbai, Rintu Rathod, has created a unique Ganesh idol in the 'Ardhanari' form using 30 kg of chocolate to highlight the importance of gender harmony amidst rising crimes against women. The idol will be immersed in milk, and the chocolate-laced milk distributed to underprivileged children.

An artist from Mumbai has sculpted a Ganesh idol in the 'Ardhanari' form – representing half male, half female – to emphasize the importance of gender balance amid increasing crimes against women.

Rintu Rathod, a chocolate artist, crafted the 25-inch-tall idol using 20 kg of dark chocolate and 10 kg of white chocolate, installed at her Santacruz residence.

'This form of Ganapati signifies the essential and complementary nature of male and female principles, promoting universal harmony,' Rathod said. The idol, commemorating an 800-year-old tradition, stresses urgent gender harmony following recent incidents like the Kolkata trainee doctor case.

(With inputs from agencies.)