Lord Ganesha is worshiped before all other gods in India. Lord Ganesha is considered as his idol from child to old age. In states like Maharashtra, Ganesh Chaturthi, a festival associated with Lord Ganesha, is celebrated with great pomp. The whole of Maharashtra swings in this festival which lasts for a few days. People install idols of Lord Ganesha in big pandals. In this way, no price can be put on any idol of God, but when you buy it from the shopkeeper and bring the God to your home, then you pay an amount to the shopkeeper in return. Most of the common people of India pay this amount up to a few hundred or even a few thousand rupees. Some people even buy idols worth lakhs of rupees. But have you ever heard that the cost of an idol should be more than Rs 500 crore. Today we will tell you about one such idol.
How is the idol worth Rs 500 crore
This Rs 500 crore idol of Lord Ganesha is very Not very giant, its height is only 2.44 cm. But it is made from an uncut diamond. For this reason, the cost of this idol has been estimated at around Rs 500 crore. You will see this idol like a common white crystal idol, but in reality it is a diamond which looks like Lord Ganesha idol.
Who has this idol >
The most expensive idol of Lord Ganesha so far is with Rajesh Bhai Pandav, a businessman from Surat, Gujarat. Rajesh Bhai Pandav lives in Katargam, Surat and has a polishing unit. Along with this, Rajesh Bhai Pandav does many other types of business. Rajesh Bhai and his family believe that ever since this idol of Lord Ganesha has been installed in their house, they have been making quadruple progress day and night.
Where was it found? Idol
Rajesh Bhai Pandav got this idol in South Africa. However, when it was being auctioned in the year 2005, it was sold as just a diamond. But when Rajesh Bhai Pandav saw it, he saw the idol of Lord Ganesha in it, so he bought this uncut diamond. At the time when Rajesh Bhai Pandav bought it, its price was Rs.29,000. This statue was also presented in the annual exhibition of the diamond industry in Surat in the year 2016.
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