More than 200 children took part in a special clay moulding workshop at Sharda Mandir High School in Gowdevi, Grant Road, on Saturday. Pics/Ashish Raje

As Mumbai gears up for Ganeshotsav, women artists across the city are playing an important role in giving Ganapati idols their final artistic touch. While idol-making and shaping have traditionally been seen as a male-dominated craft, painting, ornamentation and other finishing work have increasingly become a speciality for women artists. (Pics/Rane Ashish)