Chocolate, currency and murukku: Things that Ganesha was made of this Ganesh Chaturthi

As artists and communities find creative ways to decorate Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi, here's how the idols looked across India.

15 feet 'Bullet Vinayagar' at Sri Sakthi Vinayagar temple, Kotturpuram, Chennai. (Photo | EPS/ D SAMPATH KUMAR) 

A statue of Ganesh being made with 6 000 raw plantain and red banana in Kolathur, Chennai. The initiative was made by the youngsters of the area to avoid plaster of paris that pollutes nature. (Photo | EPS/ D SAMPATH KUMAR)

The statue of Ganesh being made with cash and coins in Mills road, Chennai (Photo | EPS/ D SAMPATH KUMAR)

An idol of Lord Ganesh with 34 elephant heads installed at Saheed Nagar in Bhubaneswar (Photo | EPS/Biswanath Swain)

Ironboxes and mixers arranged to look like Ganesha at an unknown appliance store (Photo | Twitter)

An 18-feet high Vinayak idol made up of 300kg of murukku and traditional south indian sweets in T Nagar, Chennai. (Photo | EPS)

Lord Ganesha with Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding bjp logo kite at an exhibit in Mysore. (Photo | EPS/Udayshankar S)

Idol of Lord Ganesha with Chief Minister H D Kumarswamy planting paddy seedlings created by artist Revanna displayed in Mysuru. (Photo | EPS/Udayshankar)

A Ludhiana-based restaurant owner prepared a 65-kg idol with chocolate. He says that the sculpture took 10 days and 20 chefs to make it. The Ganesha will be immersed in milk and distributed to underprivileged children. (Photo | ANI Twitter)