Marasandra visit
The lake from which the potters get the clay in the village
The old murtis getting repaired
The main Potter.
The first day we went to Marasandra was just when we knew nothing about the place and had to explore. It was not a really big village but just a small settlement. the main profession of most of the people there was pottery and making murti's also they used he old murti's, cleaned it, colored it again and resold it. Most of the ladies indulged in housework and kids played around most of the time. One thing noticed was that most of the children followed the same occupation as their father and learned the skill by just observing them. No one had done some special kind of course or learning too acquire that skill. It has become like a family profession for them which continues for generations.
We had gone to this place at afternoon hours around 1:30 pm and I noticed that most of them were still working irrespective of lunch hour many of the women were busy either cooking or looking after the small children. The murti maker made a minimum of 10 Ganapati bodies in a day and 10 heads the next day to complete 10 Ganapati's in two whole days. This was the seasonal occupation of the son to make the murti's and otherwise he helped his father. They did not keep an account of how many murti's had to be made as they kept on making it till they could.
The experience was worth it. Even there was a small dead lake ahead in the village from where mostly the potters got their raw clay to make the pots. The place was beautiful with greenery and farmlands but the lake was almost dried.
We returned to college at around 4 and discussed about next days visit.The visit was mainly to know the nature of the village from which i learnt how the surroundings were different at different hours of the day and also the activities of the people. Also how people generally tend to follow the same profession that has been going on in the family since ages as they are also not aware of more career options. But this is the only way that some amount of traditional craft is still alive in these parts.
Brass murti's and caste shop
Pots baked in the kin.
Manjunath the murti maker.
The main Potter.
The first day we went to Marasandra was just when we knew nothing about the place and had to explore. It was not a really big village but just a small settlement. the main profession of most of the people there was pottery and making murti's also they used he old murti's, cleaned it, colored it again and resold it. Most of the ladies indulged in housework and kids played around most of the time. One thing noticed was that most of the children followed the same occupation as their father and learned the skill by just observing them. No one had done some special kind of course or learning too acquire that skill. It has become like a family profession for them which continues for generations.
We had gone to this place at afternoon hours around 1:30 pm and I noticed that most of them were still working irrespective of lunch hour many of the women were busy either cooking or looking after the small children. The murti maker made a minimum of 10 Ganapati bodies in a day and 10 heads the next day to complete 10 Ganapati's in two whole days. This was the seasonal occupation of the son to make the murti's and otherwise he helped his father. They did not keep an account of how many murti's had to be made as they kept on making it till they could.
The experience was worth it. Even there was a small dead lake ahead in the village from where mostly the potters got their raw clay to make the pots. The place was beautiful with greenery and farmlands but the lake was almost dried.
We returned to college at around 4 and discussed about next days visit.The visit was mainly to know the nature of the village from which i learnt how the surroundings were different at different hours of the day and also the activities of the people. Also how people generally tend to follow the same profession that has been going on in the family since ages as they are also not aware of more career options. But this is the only way that some amount of traditional craft is still alive in these parts.
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