Idol makers get busy as Saraswati Puja gets near
Sculptors are busy making idols in Sylhet district as Saraswati Puja comes up on February 13. They look forward to the occasion as they hope to earn a good sum after a lull the rest of the year.
While talking to this correspondent, a sculptor said that they had taken on the ancestral profession. They would be busy fashioning idols of Durga, Katyani, Kali and Basanti over the rest of the year.
Currently they are making Saraswati idols at Mirzajangal puja mondop in Sylhet. They have made 50 such statues at this location. The production cost of each statue is Taka 160-180, while they sell them at Taka 300-600 each. The larger size statues go at Taka 600 per piece.
Some sculptors demand a smaller sum to gain more orders. They make idols hurriedly without maintaining quality and aesthetic standards, and in the bargain depriving committed sculptors of what they really deserve, alleged sculptors Dulal Paul and Ratan Paul. They complained of financial insolvency in their profession.
The love and respect of devotees encourages them to continue their profession, they added.
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