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PC: @rakhisinhaartnphotography #shubhoshashti ! 🙏🏻😇 On this initial day of #durgapuja , Shashti (6th day of #navratri ), we thought of walking down the memory lane with you through these pics of our #throwbackdurgapuja2k19 visit to traditional artists camp at #kalimandircrpark , #newdelhiindia . Months before Durga Puja, #sculptors from #westbengal , camp near #durgapujapandal at various locations celebrating Puja across India. These 100% #handmadeinindia #durgasculptures are created on a bamboo frame. Dry grass forms the supporting base for these #claysculptures. The #claymix used for #durgamaamurti is as per the ancient Hindu scriptures. It has: 1. Clay from #rivergangesbank , 2. #cowdung , 3. #cowurine (or #gaumutra ), 4. Soil from outside brothels. This soil is called #nishiddho #pallis . Once sun dried, these sculptures are then painted to deliver an incredible looking #goddessdurga ! Her #lovedones and other key #hindudieties are also sculpture. They are: Lakshmi (#goddessofwealth ), Saraswati (#goddessofknowledgeandmusic ), Ganesha (#godofwisdomandknowledge ), and Kartikeya (#godofwar ). They are considered as Goddess’ kids and the celebration is of her homecoming with kids, after killing the demon Mahishasur (hence Her name #mahishasurmardini ). Durga Puja is especially celebrated in the East Indian states of West Bengal and #odisha . Enjoy these pics about making of #durgapujaidols ! :) (at New Delhi Kali Bari, Mandir Marg, New Delhi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGpkuK5Bpig/?igshid=5ym5pan6gd4o