trichy with the state government laying out several restrictions in celebrating vinayaka chaturthi amid the lockdown such as observing the festival within homes seed vinayakas have seen a surge in demand in trichy city unlike the usual idols these idols though made of clay have seeds of vegetable crops in them since these idols can dissolve in water they can be kept in the garden once the worship is over and watered so that the vegetables growseed vinayaka is produced by vindhai angadi a trichybased startup run by two youths which makes seed pencils and pen the idols making also follows the same pattern of the conventional one using clay soil and a mould but while preparing the idols seeds of various vegetable and medicinal plants such as spinach tomato and tulasi are inserted instead of dissolving the idols in open wells or water bodies customers can keep the idols in their backyard to grow and harvest the vegetables v arun kumar cofounder of vindhai angadi said the idols are sold without using any artificial paints they come with a flower pot in which the idols for growing the vegetables can be placed after completing the worship the startup is marketing seed vinayakas on social media platforms and provides doordelivery option too something which has spurred the demand for the idol sales in trichy city have witnessed a twofold rise compared to last years with people hesitating to step out for purchasing idols amid the lockdown doordelivery of idols has come as a godsend for many people as the purchasing capacity of people is also down the price has been reduced from rs 200 to rs 150 apiece customers who bought idols last year have extended their patronage this year too arun kumar added vinayaka idols with spinach seeds were found to be selling more as the spinach can be grown and harvested within a month the vegetable seeds start to grow within a week or two if the idol is packed properly in the flower pot and watering is ensured the startup can be reached at 8124353680