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Kumartuli is a place besides the river Ganges in Kolkata where a large number of families are engaged in making of idols of Hindu gods and goddesses through out the year. A section of them are also in the activity of making statues and other art objects with the help of glass – fibre, cement and plaster of paris and even metals. Here is one such artist is found to have been busy in making idols of Lord Ganesha in his studio.

Kalaripayattu is a martial art with weapons and combative techniques that are unique to Kerala. Each village in late medieval Kerala has its own kalari, with a presiding deity known as Bhagavathy or Paradevata. Children in that areas of Kerala after finishing their education in local schools usually join their local kalari to receive further military training. This is especially common amongst martial sects of various communities in Kerala, such as the Nairs and Thiyyars. Here, the image shows a pair of worriors while practising the art on the sea shore.