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By Times of India
02 October 2008 No Comments

Idol demand grows abroad

The clay and the coats of paints are dry and most puja organizers are busy taking Durga and her entourage from to the pandals.

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By Times of India
11 June 2020 1 Comment

In a first, Kumartuli artisan ships Durga idol to Australia amid COVID-19 outbreak

An idol maker from Kumartuli, a potters’ hub in north Kolkata, has shipped a fibreglass idol of Goddess Durga to Australia, becoming the first artisan from the area to send his artwork overseas amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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By Times of India
20 August 2020 No Comments

Idol makers in fibreglass fix

Four years back, when the first fibreglass Durga idols from Kumartuli became a rage among NRI patrons

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By Times of India
13 April 2021 No Comments

Kumartuli Turnaround – Season’s 1st Durga Idol sets sail to Sydney

HThe artisan hub of Kumartuli had seen an unprecedented COVID year, with many struggling to make both ends meet.

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By Times of India
13 June 2021 No Comments

Artist Kaushik Ghosh gives finishing touches

Artist Kaushik Ghosh gives finishing touches to a 4 foot fiberglass idol of Goddess Durga which will go to Italy by ship, at the Kumartoli workshop in Kolkata.

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By Times of India
25 September 2022 No Comments

Murti of the goddess Kali striding over recumbent Shiva

Her necklace is formed of severed heads and in her arms she holds a severed head and a sword. Her skirt is composed of severed arms.

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By Times of India
30 March 2023 No Comments

A 5.5 feet Durga idol of fiber-glass

A 5.5 feet Durga idol of fiber-glass weighing approx 25 kgs being taken to be transported to Las Vegas.

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By Times of India
18 June 2023 No Comments

Now theme Durga idols going abroad from Kolkata

Every year several idols of Goddess Durga are sent overseas from Kolkata, but this season, at least two of those ready for transhipment in far-off countries are theme-based and not traditional.

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By Times of India
18 June 2023 No Comments

Theme Durga idols going abroad from Kolkata this year

Artist Kaushik Ghosh, engaged in the process of idol-making in Kumartuli, the potters hub in north Kolkata, said he has received orders for 37 community Durga pujas abroad, including one from Dubai that is based on a theme signifying world peace.

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