Durga Puja will be celebrated at 115 puja mandaps in Muktagachha of Mymensingh this year. Even before the mandaps are illuminated and the sound of drums and gatherings of devotees begin, clay artists have become busy with preparations for the festival. With skilled hands they are gradually turning a handful of clay, straw and bamboo frameworks into idols of Goddess Durga.The final stages of idol making are now underway at the workshops of various artisans in Muktagachha. Some are cutting bamboo....
