Centuries-Old Wooden Artworks of Small Andhra Village Reach Various Corners Across Globe

A black picket sculpture of Lord Venkateswara Swamy was offered to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy throughout his latest go to to the nationwide capital. The sculpture, which attracted the eye of many, has its roots in a distant Andhra village with centuries-old wealthy historical past.

Madhavamala is a small village of Yerpedu Mandal within the mixed Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The village is positioned between the well-known religious pilgrim cities of Tirupati and Srikalahasti. As many as 250 households of the Madhavamala village earn a residing from the centuries-old legacy of picket sculpture paintings.

The native artisans are well-versed in creating picket artworks starting from a top of 1 foot as much as 20 toes and are famend for making sculptures of Gods and Goddesses like Lord Ganesha, Subrahmanya Swamy, Lord Shiva, Goddess Lakshmi Devi, ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu and lots of extra.

The recognition of the picket sculptures of the Madhavamala village has crossed continents. The sculptures made by native artisans are exported to numerous nations the world over. The favored artworks are additionally exhibited within the go-down of the Nationwide Financial institution for Agriculture and Rural Growth (NABARD) within the Madhavamala village.

“This has been our occupation for a lot of generations. We acquired a mortgage from the financial institution to have the ability to do it on a big scale. We get orders from throughout the nation,” Mentioned Chary, a sculpture maker within the Madhavamala village advised News18. Chary mentioned they cost as much as Rs 50,000 relying on the scale of the picket sculpture.

“We additionally give coaching to the people who find themselves involved in studying the artwork. We create all forms of sculptures. Some folks need their mother and father’ sculptures, which we make with the assistance of their {photograph},” Mani Achary, one other sculpture maker advised News18.

The artisans of the Madhavamala village use various kinds of wooden starting from teak to neem relying on the shopper’s requirement. They cost a minimal of Rs 1,300 for the paintings of 1 foot product of teak wooden. The sculpture prices much less if neem wooden is used within the making.

For the sculptures product of regionally accessible wooden from the Monkey Pod tree, the artisans cost Rs 700. The value of a picket sculpture of Lord Ganesha made with calotropis wooden of one-foot top begins from Rs 500.

“We make wooden sculptures from six inches to 6 toes. We use teak wooden and regular wooden. Sculptures product of teak wooden are a bit extra pricey. Authorities organisations like Lepakshi additionally buy wooden paintings from us. We cost an inexpensive value,” Laxmana Achari mentioned.

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