Odisha-based miniature artist crafts eco-friendly chariots of holy trinity ahead of Jagannath Rath Yatra

Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], July 6 : Bhubaneswar-based miniature artist, L Eswar Rao, curated eco-friendly chariots of the holy trinity Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra using papers and incense sticks ahead of the world-famous Rath Yatra.
The deities sitting inside the holy chariots have been made out of tamarind seeds, and completed in seven days. The chariots are two inches tall from bottom to top.
This year, Lord Jagannath Yatra will take place on July 7.
Speaking to ANI, the miniature artist L Eswar Rao said, "To mark this year's Rath Yatra, I decided to craft miniature models of chariots of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra using papers and incense sticks. It took me seven days to complete them with decorative stars. I used tamarind seeds to make the deities."
Rao further stated that the idols of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra, which are placed on chariots are only half a centimetre long and the holy trinity chariots are two inches tall from top to bottom.
Rao has been practising this miniature art for the last 25 years since he was in school. Whether it is creating the World Cup trophy on a pencil nib or making a tiny sculpture of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel using a soap bar, Rao never misses an opportunity to sculpt fascinating things.