At a time when big budget pujas are making a statement through their mandaps made of bamboo, fabric, clay and other materials, small budget puja committees settle for the more affordable yet aesthetic ...

He added, “We’re getting orders from commercial shops and some communities, ashrams and mutts for thermocol art and designing. We make designs in thermocol art and paper. Commercial ...

And a close inspection would reveal that what he has in his hands are replicas made of thermocol. 49-year-old Velugupati Ramana Moorthy has been into creation of sculptures made out of thermocol ...

Joyce Earnest, a retired LP school teacher from Eranhipalam finds pleasure in crafting sculptures- not the hefty stone or wood ones, but the delicate and intricate thermocol (polystyrene ...

Thermocol or expanded polystyrene, which has been ubiquitous in Puja decoration, is banned this time along with single-use plastic, putting Puja organisers, decorators and artists in a fix.

Thermocol is the most commonly used item used by artisans to embellish idols' ornaments. Shutterstock The Centre’s ban on thermocol (polystyrene) just three months ahead of the Durga Puja festival has ...

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has banned the use of plastic, thermocol and Plaster of Paris (PoP) in making idols of gods and goddesses. Idols made up of only natural, bio-degradable ...

Thermocol, or polystyrene foam, can no longer be used for decorations during Ganesh Chaturthi, the Bombay high court (HC) declared on Friday. The court was responding to petition, filed by the ...