Clay artisans in Odisha look to promote properly throughout Rath Yatra
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Express News Service
KENDRAPARA: WITH just a few hours left for Rath Yatra, as many as 25 clay idol artists of Kamarakhandi village are prepared with the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra close to Baladevjew temple right here. The clay photographs are excessive in demand in the course of the eight days of the automobile pageant.
Suprava Moharana, 48, of village Kamarakhandi has been one of many energetic artists among the many lot. She alongside along with her husband Ranjan Moharana, a sixth-generation chitrakar of the deities, and two daughters make greater than 50 clay photographs of the deities on a day.
“I have been making the idols since the past 30 years. Our family members have been doing ‘Chitrakar Seba’ by painting the stone deities in the temple and the chariot,” mentioned Suprava. Apart from portray the deities 12 instances in a yr for a number of ‘beshas’ , the household additionally makes clay photographs in the course of the automobile pageant. Two a long time in the past, over 50 households have been practising the artwork. Today, it has come all the way down to round 25, added Suprava whereas portray an idol in her thatched home.
Largely ladies paint the clay photographs of the Trinity with cloth colors and the worth ranges from Rs 50 to Rs 200, knowledgeable Suprava. “Our scope of work is restricted now. We also make other images during Dussehra, Kali Puja and diyas during Diwali,” mentioned Ghanashyam Moharana (45), an artisan. This is the time after we promote good because the demand is excessive, he provides.
The age-old custom of creating clay photographs of the gods and goddesses nonetheless is dropping sheen as the present crop of children in these households are usually not exhibiting curiosity within the craft. Lamenting the diminishing variety of artists, Manoj Moharana, an artisan mentioned, other than Rath Yatra time, the enterprise isn’t encouraging on different events. So we can not drive our youthful generations to proceed the artwork.
KENDRAPARA: WITH just a few hours left for Rath Yatra, as many as 25 clay idol artists of Kamarakhandi village are prepared with the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra close to Baladevjew temple right here. The clay photographs are excessive in demand in the course of the eight days of the automobile pageant.
Suprava Moharana, 48, of village Kamarakhandi has been one of many energetic artists among the many lot. She alongside along with her husband Ranjan Moharana, a sixth-generation chitrakar of the deities, and two daughters make greater than 50 clay photographs of the deities on a day.
“I have been making the idols since the past 30 years. Our family members have been doing ‘Chitrakar Seba’ by painting the stone deities in the temple and the chariot,” mentioned Suprava. Apart from portray the deities 12 instances in a yr for a number of ‘beshas’ , the household additionally makes clay photographs in the course of the automobile pageant. Two a long time in the past, over 50 households have been practising the artwork. Today, it has come all the way down to round 25, added Suprava whereas portray an idol in her thatched home. googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-1687167573941-0’); );
Largely ladies paint the clay photographs of the Trinity with cloth colors and the worth ranges from Rs 50 to Rs 200, knowledgeable Suprava. “Our scope of work is restricted now. We also make other images during Dussehra, Kali Puja and diyas during Diwali,” mentioned Ghanashyam Moharana (45), an artisan. This is the time after we promote good because the demand is excessive, he provides.
The age-old custom of creating clay photographs of the gods and goddesses nonetheless is dropping sheen as the present crop of children in these households are usually not exhibiting curiosity within the craft. Lamenting the diminishing variety of artists, Manoj Moharana, an artisan mentioned, other than Rath Yatra time, the enterprise isn’t encouraging on different events. So we can not drive our youthful generations to proceed the artwork.
