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Decorative Idols - Aligarh

Hindu deities with diverse postures and symbols
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral
NID, Bengaluru

Aligarh is located at the western part of Uttar Pradesh which has very chief education and profit making hub of India. The decorative idols made in Aligarh have traditional importance. The religious figures of the traditional classical style are usually seen in sculptures and in small sizes such as dolls. The decorative Idols are generally made by the women of Aligarh who make these idols with the locally available materials in their village by training and making with a group of women. These dolls are secular as well as religious and represent the different Hindu deities with diverse postures and symbols with different characters.

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