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Caption: Living clay A walk through sculptor studios of Calcutta
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Caption: Sculptors of Calcutta make magnificent statues that, devotees believe, carry their prayers to goddess Durga during the annual festival of Pujo.
The sculptors themselves eke an often difficult living though.
These are the pictures I shot at Kumartoli. I believe 'Kumar' comes from the Hindi word 'Kumhar' meaning a potter and 'toli' means a colony.
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Caption: Unadorned statue of the Goddess
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Caption: The humble beginnings of magnificence
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Caption: If you've hurriedly flipped through this, go back and relish the images. Some have textures and stories within stories that can consume eyes for long.
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