Ecofriendly Ganesha: Ludhiana’s chocolate Ganesha that melts into delicious treat for 500 kids
For the sixth consecutive year, Ludhiana-based restaurateur and chocolatier, Harjinder Singh Kukreja, unveiled an eco-friendly Ganesha idol that has been fashioned from pure Belgian chocolate, at his bakery-cum-chocolate store in Sarabha Nagar of Ludhiana on Thursday.
It has been made from 200 kilos of chocolate and like previous years, the idol will be immersed in milk for 'visarjan' and the resultant chocolate milk later will be collected and distributed among underprivileged children.
"Back in 2016, they got a sculptor who worked with the chefs to make the idol. Now, however, it is made entirely in-house by our chefs," The Ganesha idol this year was sculpted using 200 kilos of Belgian dark chocolate and took over ten days to be crafted by a professional team of chefs.
On the third day three of Ganeshotsav, the idol is immersed in milk, with the end result being nearly 45 litres of chocolate milk.
"They have tied up with the Ludhiana chapter of the Robin Hood Army, a non-profit organisation, that distributes food to underprivileged children from low-income communities. Each year, over 500 kids end up enjoying a glass of chocolate milk as a Ganeshotsav treat. It's the sweetest and the noblest way to cap a celebration," said Kukreja.
The delicious chocolate idol will be on display at Kukreja's Ludhiana-based Belgian chocolate bakery, 'Belfrance', in Sarabha Nagar, where residents can visit and pay their obeisance.
This is a wonderful gesture and a boon to the environment which should we followed by majority.
Source: Internet
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