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With less than a week left for Durga Puja, artistes and idol makers from across the country are meticulously preparing Durga idols to keep up with the increasing demand. The largest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community—Durga Puja would be held within a week. Artisans from different places are busy in making idols for the festival around the clock in around shops. These workshops would be supplying idols to the puja mandaps of the country. Artisans say they bring the earth, the essential element to form the goddess’s image, from the Karnaphuli river. An armature made with timber and straw is then layered with mud to give a rough shape. Then another layer of mud is applied on and the work is finalized with intricate and exquisite details. The idols are then dried in the sun. Fi
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