In Canacona, artisans work overtime to get Ganesh idols ready
With
a week away, artisans have been spending extra hours on final touches of their handcrafted idols. The festival will begin on Aug 27.
Canacona has at least 40 'chitrashalas' or workshops that begin preparations to mould Ganesha idols at the beginning of June.
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Manoj Prabhugaonkar, based at Mashem, said that he learnt the art of sculpting idols from his father and wants to pass on the knowledge to his son. His workshop has over 200 idols in different shapes and sizes drying on shelves.
'The last stage is painting the idols,' said Prabhugaonkar
,
adding that he hired 8-10 labourers from the neighbouring state to meet the high demand.
The workshops in the taluka provide seasonal employment to hundreds of workers who are either from Canacona or from the neighbouring Karwar taluka in Karnataka.
Due to scarcity and high cost of labour, some artisans prefer help from other family members.
Goa govt reimburses Rs 100 per idol as subsidy to artisans which is not enough, considering the high labour expense, cost of clay, etc.
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