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Lord Ganesha Idols To Cost More This Festive Season

The cost of the idols has gone up from 15 to 18 per cent

Lord Ganesha Idols To Cost More This Festive Season
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This year, devotees will have to shell out extra money for their beloved deity Lord Ganesha. Like the previous year, this year too, Ganesh idols’ cost has gone up from 15 to 18 per cent.

Idol makers are tensed as buyers might skip buying idols. While making an idol, various things are used to decorate the same and the cost of these very items have increased due to GST, hence idols will cost more.

POP, colours and other decorative items now fall under GST. Because of this, we have to increase the final selling price. We charge as per the idol and its decoration,” Kunal Patil, idol maker.  

Last year, a 15-feet idol that cost about ₹80,000 to ₹90,000, might now cost around ₹1.05 lakh. This is all because of a rise in the cost of materials like Plaster of Paris, coir and paints – all more expensive because of GST.

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