Riteish makes eco-friendly Ganesha idol, dedicates to farmers

Mumbai Aug 27 (IANS) Actor-producer Riteish Deshmukh has self-created an eco-friendly Ganesha idol and dedicated it to Indian farmers.

On Sunday Riteish tweeted a video in which he is seen creating the idol using clay.

"Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in America. Made an idol I humbly dedicate it to our Farmers " Riteish captioned it.

In the video he says "Hi guys so this year again I am going to make an eco-friendly Ganesha."

He is seen making the turbaned idol from scratch and even paints it.

"This turban represents every farmer in India. As a son of a farmer I dedicate this idol to them " Riteish son of late Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh posted.

Thanking his wife Genelia Ritesh wrote: "I wanna thank Baiko for inspiring me to do this and also for shooting this video. God bless you all with happiness prosperity and love."

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