Dhana Murti - Lord Ganesh.

First Thing 

What is Rice Grain and What we do with a rice grain?

You can feed it to the pigeon, Parrot, Squirrel.

You can take a bite too when it raw.

But can you make a God Image from Rice Grain?

Dhana Murti is an rice grain Idols which are made by using three elements like rice Grains, bamboo silvers and colored threads. The bamboo silvers are dipped in a turmeric water and kept in sun for dry and more flexible. Then the crafts man sit to fold and coil the rice sticks into various forms and objects.

Dhana Murthi

The coiled sticks are put in a place with a twist of colored cotton threads, to look beautiful and more attractive. From this coil craftsmen made various types of Goddess Laxmi or Lord Ganesha, Kalash and peacock art. 

This art was made by the tribal Mundari which are found in Jharkhand state, Odisha, west Bengal, Chattisgarh, Bihar and Bangladesh. Dhanamurti is a beautiful Home Decor products which always brings about our culture, richness and diversity. 

Horn Crafts of odisha.

Odisha is famous for it's handicrafts which show the skill and creativity of odisha craftsmen. There are various crafts like Brass Work, Silver Work, Applique work and Horn work.

In odisha the artisans made the beautiful horn crafts for daily use like combs, flower vases, pen stands and home decor products. first the Horn is polished smooth and the n shaped into various designs. From this horn the artisans made beautiful cranes, lobsters, scorpions, various bird's and Lord Jagannath. These horn crafts surface gives a dark sheen but it gives the eye catching of all art lovers.