Five-day exhibition on Lord Ganesh started

Mynews.com, 1st September, 2008

Bhubaneswar: On the eve of Ganesh ‘Chaturthi’ Orissa Rural and Urban Producers’ Association (Orupa) on Saturday has started a five-day exhibition on Lord Ganesh at Jaydev Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.
The main purpose behind this exhibition is to creat awerness among people about the Hindu culture and tradition and also encourages artists. For this exhibition about twenty artisans from across the state brought with them more than 600 models of Lord Ganesh in different art mediums to the State Capital.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Panchayatiraj Secretary R.N Dash. Regional representative and member convener, Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (Capart), Vijoy Kumar Rai and Assitant Director of Handicrafts B.M Mishra were present.
The prominent art forms of display include ‘dhokra’ from Dhenkanal, kuliana in Mayurbhanj, wood carving in Kalahandi, paper masks(Baghamari in Khurda and Bhubaneswar), terracotta(Bhubaneswar), coir(Konark), lacquer(Balasore and Nawarangpur), stone carving(Balangir and Balasore), handloom weaving(Sambalpur), tusser silk, palm leaf and pattachitra painting and printing(Chandanpur and Raghurajpur) sea shell work(puri), appliqué and patch work(pipili) and sea shell fibre work from Balangir.