Artist making idol of Maa Durga

Pal explains that the process of idol making is a complicated one. “First, a skeleton is prepared. Then clay accumulated from the bed of River Ganga is mixed with various other things and put over the skeleton to prepare a statue. After this, the idol is painted and decorated with ornaments”, says Pal. After a lot of hard work when the idols are ready, they are sent to various pandals. “The customers tell us what kind of idols they want, and we work on the idols as per their wishes”, states Pal.