News Tags: 13 foot tall, a Bengal-based artist, designed by Gouranga Kuila, first “jute” idol of Durga, largest crafts museum in the country, to National Crafts Museum, winner of the National Award for handicrafts in 2002 paved its way from the Arambagh Durga Puja Samiti pandal
New Delhi
Summary:
The first “jute” idol of Durga, 13 foot tall which was designed by Gouranga Kuila, a Bengal-based artist and winner of the National Award for handicrafts in 2002 has paved its way from the Arambagh Durga Puja Samiti pandal to the National Crafts Museum, the largest crafts museum in the country.
The first “jute” idol of Durga, 13 foot tall which was designed by Gouranga Kuila, a Bengal-based artist and winner of the National Award for handicrafts in 2002 has paved its way from the Arambagh Durga Puja Samiti pandal to the National Crafts Museum, the largest crafts museum in the country.
The idol was created out of jute in Delhi to create awareness about the ‘dying’ jute industry while also helping in reviving it.
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