Anatomy of faith: Giant fibreglass sculpture at Mumbai Ganpati pandal promotes organ donation
At the bustling Lalbaugcha Raja pandal, a towering 15.59‑metre fibreglass sculpture of human organs commands attention, turning a devotional space into a public health gallery.
The work, commissioned by Gleneagles Hospital as part of its Organs of Hope campaign, blends faith and medicine, inviting festival‑goers to contemplate organ donation amid the chants of Ganesh.
Its record‑breaking size earned a Guinness World Record for “Largest Fibreglass Sculpture of Organs”, a claim that the hospital touts as both a marketing triumph and a civic service.
Hospital CEO Dr Bipin Chevale frames the installation as a conversation starter, hoping to dissolve myths and encourage families to discuss donation wishes.
By placing the sculpture in the heart of Mumbai’s most visited Ganpati pandal, the project demonstrates how art, community rituals, and health advocacy can intersect on a massive scale.