Some workshops of Kumartuli, where the making of the idols is still to the first stage.
A boat loaded of clay arrives at Kumartuli ghat.
a workshop in Kumartuli.
Workshops in Kumartuli.
in the alleys of Kumartuli
The clay arrives by boat and is unloaded at Kumartuli ghat.
a workshop in Kumartuli.
A craftsman works with the clay.
Also Kumartuli train station there are some workshops...
A goddess leaves from Kumartuli by rickshaw
craftsmen at work in Kumartuli
an alley of Kumartuli
in the alleys of Kumartuli
craftsmen at work in Kumartuli
he clay arrives by boat and is unloaded at Kumartuli ghat
craftsmen at work in Kumartuli
A huge goddess Saraswati is loaded across the alleys of Kumartuli.
craftsmen at work in Kumartuli
A craftsman of Kumartuli transforms balls of clay in fingers
craftsmen at work in Kumartuli
A craftsman of Kumartuli during the afternoon nap.
Some idols leave from Kumartuli on a truck.
craftsmen at work in Kumartuli.
in the alleys of Kumartuli
The residents of Kumartuli get curios in front of some goddesses Saraswati, almost ready in a workshop.
goddess Durga is transported trough the alleys of Kumartuli to the main road
The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground (from the Bible, Genesis 2,7-22).
There is a place where quite the opposite happens: the district of Kumartuli, nestled on the banks of the Hooghly River in the northen suburbs of Kolkata. Even older than the capital of West Bengal itself, the district is a maze of narrow streets and alleys, and has long been home to a unique community — the Kumar artisans who specialize in crafting statues of Hindu deities. A wooden frame, straw and clay are used to create the statues. The materials arrive by boat and are then sculpted by the skilled hands of artists and transformed into magnificent idols used by devout Hindus for festivals, processions and private ceremonies.
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