“Papier mache idols ... and glitter paper. Even plastic plates containing the offerings are immersed,” Manikandan said. Social activists say that idols made of plaster of paris and plastic ...

An estimated 500 tonnes of pollutants like non biodegradable plaster of Paris (PoP), acrylic paints and dyed paper mache that are used to make the `Pil layar' idols find their way into water ...

Paris - Paris city hall was swamped by 1 600 paper mache pandas on Thursday, as part of a WWF campaign to highlight the urgent need to protect the vanishing species. According to the environmentalist ...

I get a handsome profit. Vilacheri is famous for clay idols and these people are good at light-weight ones made with paper mache or plaster of Paris.” “Ganesh Chaturthi is even bigger than ...

Scroll down for video 'Made from a base of cardboard and a piece of wood, a paper mache cover of newspaper and glue and a final plaster coat, it came together so much better than I expected when I ...

And it seems that gone are the days when papier-mâché was meant as a cheap substitute for better stuff — say Plaster of Paris? Today pen cases ... Ojha’s affair with paper started with his visit to ...

Jaisurya explains the process: “We have Plaster-of-Paris moulds for each deity ... bulk and sell across the city,” he adds. Before paper mache golu dolls gained popularity, Sankaralingam ...