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Idol Maker@Kumartuli


Idol Maker@Kumartuli
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Copyright: sunandan saha (papon) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 120 W: 96 N: 106] (526)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Noir & blanc
Date de prise de vue: 2008-09-21
Catégories: Festivals, Oeuvres d'art
Appareil photographique: Olympus SP-550uz
Exposition: f/3.9, 1/80 secondes
Versions: version originale, Workshop
Thème(s): Arts and Crafts of Bengal [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2008-09-23 11:41
Vue: 398
Points: 10
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
You will not find Kumartuli in any tourist brochures or pamphlets but it is a place worth visiting. Kolkata is known the world over for being an artistic place and a visit to Kumartuli which lies hidden deep inside a colony of North Kolkata reveals just that - a mecca for artists.

To reach Kumartuli, you will have to shed your inhibitions as far as your perception of hygiene is concerned because you will be overwhelmed with dirty drains, garbage littered everywhere and the foul stench that emanates from the garbage. The lanes and alleyways are narrow and full of potholes.But once inside, a fascinating world of art and sculpture opens up in front of your naked eyes. Every lane and by lane of Kumartuli will have houses which have been converted into platforms where artists work round the clock to develop clay idols of the deities of the Hindu pantheon like Durga, Kali, Saraswati, Ganesha etc.
The best time to visit Kumartuli is in the months of August-September, when the artisans are busy making idols of Goddess Durga. The all important Durga Puja is normally celebrated in the month of October and the city of Kolkata simply goes berserk during the Pujas.
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Hi Sunandan, a nice image, and an interesting story. Could do with more contrast though I think. I will be sure to visit this place next time i am in Kolkata. M

Hi Sunandan, I like the contrasts on this BW image. I first thought the very first minutes that these are elephant masks but upon looking closely, its a statue of with an elephant head! A good share, Rgds, Alex

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  • rajju Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 112 W: 1 N: 72] (1221)
  • [2008-09-25 8:50]

i think bw gives a different grade to this photo.. but i am not so happy with the sharpness.

great practical note!

regards

raj

I like all these hands, the human one and the clay one - the B&W erases some of the differences and this photo is well balanced. It't true that a bit more contrast could add something more interesting but for this one I don't think that sepia tones are ideal, I like it as it is !
Best regards,
Cath.

Great B/W image Sunandan!
My compliments,Linda

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