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Festival of Manasa Puja
Artists from Dakshin Dinajpur2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
During the monsoon months the serpent Goddess Manasa is worshiped by the villagers of Dinajpur, West Bengal for her blessings. Colourful ritualistic products made of Shola are used for the festival of Manasa Puja.
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- Title: Festival of Manasa Puja
- Creator: Artists from Dakshin Dinajpur
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Dakshin Dinajpur
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Shola, Sholapith, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Painted sholapith
- About the craft: Shola craft is an age-old tradition of Bengal. It is the art of making delicate, intricate, decorative objects from the soft, supple, porous and light weight core of the shola stem. Shola is an annual aquatic herb which grows in the wild, in marshy, waterlogged areas and at the same time is water resistant. It is also referred to as the Indian cork. This unique craft is used for making a plethora of products ranging from decorative pieces to ritualistic items.
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