Berhampur artist crafts mini idol of Lord in golden attire
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Berhampur: An artist in silk city on Saturday crafted a miniature sculpture of Lord Jagannath in Suna Besha, on the eve of the ritual.
Satya Moharana, 40, crafted a 5-inch high wooden idol and decorated the ornaments using hard paper, water colours and decorative items.
Moharana took around two days to craft the statue.
He displayed the idol at his workshop near Gandhi Nagar after giving finishing touches. He also planned to display it on Sunday on the occasion of Suna Besha.
"During every festival, I am crafting miniature images of gods and goddesses for the past some years. However, I crafted the miniature Suna Besha idol of Lord Jagannath for the first time," said Moharana, a businessman.
On Rath Yatra, he had crafted a miniature Nandighosh chariot of Lord Jagannath using only cane and old newspapers to spread the message about protection of environment. Earlier he had created small chariots using used wood of gambhari and sal, waste paper, ice-cream sticks, matchsticks, among others.
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