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Soap Stone Carving - Mysore

The Craft of Soap Stone Carving

Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Antony William

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Beautiful stone idols are aesthetically carved by traditional sculptors of Mysore. Rich and intricate carving talks about the traditional carving similar to Hoysala style, Pallya style, Chola style, Rashtrakuta style of carvings. The skilled artisans give life to the stones by carving graceful facial expressions, intricate jewelry designs. Different gestures, poses and the expressions of every idol are unique and typical for their motifs and carvings. Carved images of god and goddess are influenced by Hindu mythologies and epics. Apart from traditional style of carving, the artisans also introduced contemporary form of carving to meet the latest trend. The contemporary art forms are ideal as decorative pieces. Traditional art forms include images of deities like-Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lakshmana and goddess Sita, Lord Vinayaka, Lord shiva in the form of Linga. Idols of freedom fighters, saints and some other royal personalities of Mysore are carved as per the customer requirements.

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Soap Stone Carving - Mysore