That was my first trip to
my grandma's (Nani) home since the lockdown. Her home is in a colony
adjacent to some of the best marble moorti manufacturers in Jaipur.
While everyone around suddenly turning into a health conscious freak, my Mom
pushed me to walk around instead of wandering behind my Mamu's bike. Colleges
across the nation were shut already, and we had nothing much to read or write.
I felt I was trapped again. How'd I pass my time without having not much to do???
I decided to use the
semi-opened room on the roof as the castle for all my creative activities (or
rather mischief, as termed by my Nani). After doing all what I could
from the scrap stored in there, I was again out of work on the fourth day of my
stay. With nothing much left to do, I finally decided to fulfill my Mom's wish
of exploring the neighborhood on my toes. It wasn't for very distant when I spotted
a beautiful marble Shiva statue.
The magnificent piece of
art was so well carved that I found myself drawn towards it. After gazing for
quite a long time, I stepped ahead only to find another marble Saraswati
statue. While the Shiva statue had left me awestricken, this marvelous art
piece kept me mesmerized. As I walked just few more steps I found one
semi-carved marble garden statue. This was a place with several marble God statues makers. That was when I realised that I am standing in the
middle of the hub of the best murti makers in Jaipur.
I hurried to the nearest marble
murti manufacturer, one with a huge collection of carved-uncarved marble
stones. I requested the sculptor to share with me the experience of carving the
huge stones into such magnificent sculptures. He smiled with an assurance. I
now knew what I will be doing for the rest of my stay at my Nani.
It was an order for one of
the event gardens located in the posh colony of the city. I could just imagine
the charm of bearing witness to the conversion of a lifeless stone into a life
size marble Radha Krishna statue. I have seen several marble Durga Mata statues and marble Ram Darbaar statues during the
Navratri festivals. I had often wondered how were they even carved? But soon I will
witness the creation of a gigantic marble God statue.
I asked him out of
curiosity, will he make some marks on the stone before cutting it? He laughed
at my question and suggested me to wait and watch. For two long days I watched
the sculptor hammering the chisel at different corners. He was pitching off
huge pieces of stone from here and there. I started feeling boredom and decided
to skip the third day. When I climbed my castle at my Nani's home the next day,
I could see the basic structure already taking shape.
My excitement knew no
boundaries as I rushed to see him work on the stone once again. Wearing the
same recognizable smile, the sculptor was busy working on the folds and the
turns. I could now see through his imagination, however, the real image was
still far away.
It took him another two days
to bring live the features and the characteristics of my favorite God. The
sculpture was almost ready, came the thought in my mind; and he just passed his
pleasing mysterious smile.
And then it was the time
for the polishing of the marble God statue. The sculptor carefully yet
very lovingly stroked the marvelous sculpture with sand paper before polishing
it with iron and tin oxides to give that reflexive surface to the grand marble statue of Radha Krishan - the beloved Hindu deity of all the youngsters in
love.
As compelling the marble
statue was converting into, as captivated I felt for the sculptor too. I
wondered how he could remember all the fine lines, where to cut, how deep to
push, how much to stroke? It was as if the image was well engrossed not only in
his mind, but was also deeply rooted in his heart. I had bore witness to his
work which couldn't be less than his way of showing the devotion towards the
deity. Fascinated with his art work, I asked him his name.
"Abdul", he
replied with the same pleasant smile.
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