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Craft & Tradition · Karnataka
Elaborately carved wooden temple chariots (rathas) built for festival processions.
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Temple chariots (rathas) are built for festival processions across Karnataka, with towns like Sirsi maintaining massive wooden chariots that are rebuilt or refurbished for events like the Marikamba Jatre.
Carpenters and carvers construct multi-tiered wooden structures decorated with carved deities and motifs, a project that can take skilled craftsmen months to complete for a major festival.
Elaborately carved wooden temple chariots (rathas) built for festival processions.
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