<p>Installed at a pandal in Chhani road by an NGO 'Jaago Vadodara Jago', this Ganesha weighs just 0.20 mg and is 5mm long and will go a long way in spreading the message of eco-friendly festivals, its President Narendra Rawat told PTI.<br /><br />Drawn by a local artist using a hue of water colours, the Ganesh 'idol', which is attracting a huge crowd in the city can be viewed through micro lenses, he said.<br /><br />Also, we are approaching the Limca Book of World Records and the Guinness Book for its inclusion in the list of world's smallest Ganesha on a grain of rice, Rawat said.<br /><br />"Pollution is a major issue and we wanted to highlight it through this installation unlike those idols made out of plaster of paris which contaminates lakes and rivers on immersion," he said.<br /><br />Hence, our organisation decided to take a lead on saving the environment and celebrating this festival by installing this tiny idol on rice grain, he said.<br /><br />On September 22, this tiny idol will be immersed in a bucket full of water, he added.</p>
<p>Installed at a pandal in Chhani road by an NGO 'Jaago Vadodara Jago', this Ganesha weighs just 0.20 mg and is 5mm long and will go a long way in spreading the message of eco-friendly festivals, its President Narendra Rawat told PTI.<br /><br />Drawn by a local artist using a hue of water colours, the Ganesh 'idol', which is attracting a huge crowd in the city can be viewed through micro lenses, he said.<br /><br />Also, we are approaching the Limca Book of World Records and the Guinness Book for its inclusion in the list of world's smallest Ganesha on a grain of rice, Rawat said.<br /><br />"Pollution is a major issue and we wanted to highlight it through this installation unlike those idols made out of plaster of paris which contaminates lakes and rivers on immersion," he said.<br /><br />Hence, our organisation decided to take a lead on saving the environment and celebrating this festival by installing this tiny idol on rice grain, he said.<br /><br />On September 22, this tiny idol will be immersed in a bucket full of water, he added.</p>