Puri (Odisha) [India], September 25 (ANI): Around 50 idols are being prepared in Sahi Gali for Sharadiya Durga Puja in Puri, including a 25-foot-tall Durga idol.

Sculptor Rajendra Kumar said that the Durga idol, called Goshani, is mostly made of rope and other materials, with only a small amount of clay used, and painted in the same colours as the Jagannath temple.

Speaking to ANI, Kumar said, “The idol made here is called Goshani, and Durga Mata is also known as Goshani. It does not require much clay because it is primarily made from rope and other materials. A small amount of clay is applied, a cloth is wrapped around it, and it is painted with the same colour used in the Jagannath temple…”

Sculptor Manoranjan Sasmal said that a 25-foot-tall Durga idol is being created in Puri and wil

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