Cuttack's Silver Filigree Pandals: How to See the Durga Puja That Built Itself From Tarakasi
What Tarakasi Actually IsTarakasi is silver wire, drawn to a fraction of a millimetre, then twisted, coiled, and soldered into patterns without a mould. The craftsman works freehand. There is no template pressed into the metal. A single panel for a pandal frame can take a workshop of four men…
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