Lord Ganesh Idols Dressed As Doctors Ahead Of Ganesh Chaturthi, To Express Gratitude Towards Them
An idol shop in Bengaluru wanted to put them at the same pedestal as God and has dressed the Ganesha idols as healthcare workers ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival is set to be celebrated on August 22.
Ever since the novel coronavirus took over the world, doctors, nurses, paramedics and other healthcare workers have become front line warriors of this pandemic - many losing their own lives in the process.
An idol shop in Bengaluru, in order to honour and thank them for their services, has dressed the Ganesha idols as healthcare workers ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival is set to be celebrated on August 22.
While one idol is dressed up as a doctor tending to a patient, a mouse - lord Ganesha's vahana (vehicle) - is seen assisting him.
Another idol has a rope-like material attached to it, and coiled around a virus figurine.
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The intent is to express gratitude towards the healthcare workers, for their dedication and selfless service during this extremely difficult time of a pandemic. Medical workers have put themselves at risk since day one of this pandemic and without them, the world would have collapsed.
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Karnataka: Idols of Lord Ganesh in Bengaluru have been given looks of doctors ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, amid #COVID19. Shridhar, an idol maker says, "We are facing COVID. We have to tell people to pray to Lord Ganesh for the betterment of the situation throughout the world." pic.twitter.com/sJ5TErv3jL
¡ª ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2020
At least 99 doctors have lost their lives to the novel disease and more than 1,300 of them have been infected in India. Having to work endless hours and at close quarters with a virus that the rest of the world is fleeing from, takes a lot of courage and dedication. While a lot of them struggled to find PPE kits, spending hours running around and tending to patients, while dressed in them, is no mean feat either.
As much as they're effective in offering protection, PPE kits are known to be very suffocating. Recently, an ambulance driver fainted due to being in a PPE kit for several hours, and this was the fifth incident in 15 days.
There was another incident from Assam where a nurse donning a PPE kit had plopped down on the floor due to exhaustion and the picture was widely shared on social media.
A heartfelt picture of a Nurse from Khanapara(Assam) Covid center:
¡ª Ron Bikash Gaurav (@BikashRon) July 8, 2020
Temperature of Guwahati is around 32¡ã. Now, just imagine the pain they are going through.
Still, Some politicians/People are speaking Rabish.
Proud of our @nhm_assam Warriors. pic.twitter.com/BcDH1pRlPY
The idol-maker, Shridhar, told ANI, ¡°We are facing COVID. We have to tell people to pray to Lord Ganesh for the betterment of the situation throughout the world.¡±
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Usually, a grand affair, Ganesh Chathurti might not be the same this year, just like everything else. It is strongly advised for people to maintain social distance from others and not gather in large crowds. However, that does not mean that the spirit of the festival has to be dampened. Thanks to technology, we can still revel without putting ourselves or others at risk.
