A skilled artisan applies the final detailing to a Goddess Durga idol at a workshop in Patna, Bihar, on 11 October 2026, as craftspeople race to complete idols ahead of the Durga Puja festival. (Photo: NationPress)
At a Patna idol making workshop on 11 October 2026, an artisan carefully applies finishing strokes to a Goddess Durga idol, reflecting the intricate craftsmanship that defines Durga Puja celebrations across Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
Artisans at a Patna workshop were spotted sculpting and shaping Goddess Durga idols on 11 October 2026, with the Durga Puja festival drawing near and demand for idols across Bihar at its seasonal peak. (Photo: NationPress)
With Durga Puja fast approaching, artisans at a Patna, Bihar workshop were hard at work on 11 October 2026 shaping Goddess Durga idols — each requiring days of skilled craftsmanship before they are ready for pandal installation. (Photo: NationPress)
The intricate process of creating a Goddess Durga idol unfolds at a workshop in Patna on 11 October 2026, where artisans invest weeks of effort in sculpting, painting and ornamenting each figure ahead of Durga Puja. (Photo: NationPress)
A part finished Goddess Durga idol stands in a Patna workshop on 11 October 2026, illustrating the multi week cycle of clay work, drying and decoration that local artisans undertake every year before Durga Puja. (Photo: NationPress)
The festive energy of Durga Puja is already palpable at a Patna, Bihar workshop on 11 October 2026, where artisans labour over Goddess Durga idols that will soon anchor celebrations at local pandals across the city. (Photo: NationPress)
An artisan applies final brush strokes to a Goddess Durga idol at a Patna workshop on 11 October 2026, one of many such craftspeople working through the weekend to ensure idols are ready in time for Durga Puja festivities. (Photo: NationPress)
Skilled artists in Patna bring Goddess Durga idols to life with meticulous finishing work at a local workshop on 11 October 2026, ahead of the Durga Puja festival that draws large crowds to Bihar's state capital each year. (Photo: NationPress)
With pre festival preparations in full swing, an artisan at a Patna workshop delivers the finishing work on a Goddess Durga idol on 11 October 2026, marking the final sprint before Durga Puja gets underway across Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
Goddess Durga idols nearing completion line the workshop floor in Patna on 11 October 2026, as local artisans put in extra hours to fulfil orders placed by Durga Puja pandal committees across the city and surrounding districts. (Photo: NationPress)
Patna's rich tradition of idol making is on full display on 11 October 2026, as artisans add the finishing strokes to Goddess Durga idols at a city workshop — a craft passed down through generations and central to Durga Puja celebrations in Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)