When I witnessed the making of Marble God Statues in Jaipur
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.
