Kolkatans do hold an emotional sense in their assets. Many artefacts in Kolkata do assist us to keep our precise identification.
Kumortuli is one such unique instance, an domicile of idol makers placed at SovaBazar in North Kolkata. it is historically a potter’s hub for extra than 3 centuries. via virtue in their inventive productions those potters have moved from obscurity to prominence.
they may be an impartial international brand of Durga-photo makers. Kumortuli maintains to remain an extraordinary exporter of the idols of the goddess to extraordinary nooks and corners of the globe throughout Durga Puja to greater than ninety countries.
about 450 studios in Kumortuli function both place of work and home. The potters who make those pics are referred to as ‘kumars’ and that they frequently have the surname pal or Paul.
region of workshops: commonly located around Banamali Sarkar street in which languish air melts right into a buzz of interest.
traditional Kumortuli Idol: The idol is made from bamboo and hay — the bamboo serving as the skeleton and hay the flesh.
Product Used: A skin of Entel Maati, a sticky sort of clay procured from the bed of the Hooghly.
Time Taken: Takes 3 weeks to transform into a robust clay and hay shape.
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I didn't have a picture of the eye being sculpted, hence I had taken reference of that image. Rest all images have been taken by me. Anyways if I am guilty of plagiarism so be it
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