 Town and taluka in Raigad district
NH17 Mumbai Goa Highway
 Hindu god Ganpati is a major industry
Reliance Industries is promoting a maha mumbai.
GEOGRAPHY
 Pen town is located at 18°40'.N, 73°05' E, it lies
on the right bank of Bhogavati creek about 16 km
from its mouth.
DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMY
 Ganesha murti, worshipped during Ganesh
Chaturthi festival.
 Special Exploitation Zone Reliance Big Cinema
located here the name of Moreshwar Big
Cinema
 Pen very famous for its Ganesh Idols which used
widely for the "Ganesh Festival".
 Many Ganesh Idols in Mumbai brought from Pen.
Number of Ganesh Idols now even exported
Marathi population in US.
 Women in Pen are occupied the domestic
business of preparing pohe (flattened rice)and
papad.
Transportation
NH-17 at Pen, Maharashtra
 Roads:
 Pen is located approximately 80 km from Mumbai
 Can reached Panvel (50 km away) Mumbai-Goa Highway
Pen station lies on Konkan Railway
 Long distance trains do not stop at Pen
The craft
 Lord Ganesha made for sale specially skilled artisans
 Beautifully decorated & depict Lord Ganesh.
 Size of these statues may vary from 3/4th of an inch to
over 25 feet.
 Coconut, jaggery, 21 modakas, 21 durva (trefoil) blades of
grass and red flowers are offered.
 For 10 days, from Bhadrapad Shudh Chaturthi to the
Ananta Chaturdashi, Ganesha is worshipped.
 On the 11th day, the statue is taken through the streets in a
procession accompanied with dancing, singing,
 The ritual known as Ganesh Visarjan
 "Ganapathi Bappa Morya, Pudhachya Varshi Laukar ya"
Techinque
 Process
of making moulds : Firstly, the artistian
make the first idol with clay (maati).
After making the idol, they spray varnish
over it, which is known as Lacer.
Then they pour rubber on it to make the mould.
Rubber coating takes at least 15 days to dry.
After making the mould, they make very thin solution
of pop by mixing it with water.
Coconut hair gives strength to the pop base.
They tie it with rope to give proper shape from outside.
They dry completely
They spray light pink colour on the idols to give skin
color.
To strengthen the POP.
POP comes from Rajasthan and Shadu Maati comes
from Gujrat
 25 – 30,000 Idols per year, are made
available in different sizes, shapes and designs
starting from one feet.
 Maximum sizes of Idol is 12 feet, they produce 400 –
500 per year.
The cost price of these Idols is 30,000/- in Mumbai,
(Retail price).
Making An idol from china clay or
mud:
One should prepare ganesh idol from china clay or mud.
Idols made from plaster of paris
become light weight and more attractive.
Plaster of paris doesn’t dissolve easily water
 idol floats on water after immersion.
Color Of the idol:
 An
idol made with natural color looks more
appealing and imparts more Bliss than one made with
artificial red color.
TOOLS
Pencil shape bamboo handmade tools
Market available tools made up of wooden and iron material
Knife
ARTISANS AND WORKSHOPS
Hamarpur village
Surekha arts, Dabade brothers
Owner name : ANIL YADAV
Caste : Aagri (Hindu)
Bussiness : 50 Years old
Area : 4-5 Acre
Income : Rs.50-60,00,000/yearly
This model is made complete with all the
detailing.