Faces of India – 3 Idol Maker from Kumartuli in Bangalore

He is an idol maker from Kumartuli in Bangalore. He was in Bangalore for making idols for the Durga Puja celebrations here. The idol making process gets completed by shashti, the 6thday of Puja. He will leave for Kolkata then. Won’t you miss Puja with family I asked him; What to do? I have to make some money for the whole year. He has sent some money back home couple of weeks back for the puja related purchases by his family.

Faces of India

a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. I bring back souvenirs, frozen moments from my travels, why not some memories of people I have met and interacted during the travels. Faces of India is a weekly series in my blog since MARCH 2011. See more here

Idol maker from Kumartuli in Bangalore

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