Idols wrapped in plastic sheets at Kumartuli on Thursday
Because of the weather,” said Kartik Pal, another idol maker and secretary of the idol makers’ cooperative in Kumartuli, we are hardly getting any time to work on the idols.
I have to deliver the idols before Mahalaya, but I am afraid I might not be able to do so,” said China Pal, a woman idol maker at Kumartuli. With the festival a little over three weeks away and Mahalaya falling in the second week of Oct, the artisans and idol makers are under pressure to give finishing touches to the idols and deliver them to Puja organisers on time. But the wet weather has disrupted the drying process, delaying work at a stage when idol makers would normally be moving towards painting and finishing the idols. “It has been raining almost every day since Ganesh Puja, keeping us behind schedule. There have been very few spells of dry weather. Much of the work has to be done in the open. Artisans have been repeatedly covering and uncovering the idols depending on the weather, losing valuable work hours each time it rains. “Most of the idols are big and have to be kept in the open while we work on them. As soon as we remove the covers, it starts to pour and we have to cover them again. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata
A visit to Kumartuli on Thursday offered a glimpse of the disruption.