Kumarthulli

One Saturday I went to Kumarthulli, where the locals do master craftsmanship for the religious idols for the various Hindu and other celebrations . These are some of the photos of these master artisans who work in the smallest little shops. This was a couple of weeks before Durga Puja, the biggest Hindu celebration in West Bengal. Durga Purja lasts for ten days, with various communities setting up pandals, which are structures that house the goddess. Durga is very big in Kolkata and has ten arms. She is known as the universal mother. Kumarthulli is in one of the oldest sections of Northern Kolkata. Very, very cool to see and made me even more excited for Puja time, when all the statues are fully decorated and placed throughout the city at the different community structures.