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India - The Idol Makers - The family priest offers prayers at the family shrine in the Stapathy house

The family priest gives a blessing (puja) to Radakrishna and Srikanda Stpathy and their wives in the family shrine in the Stapathy house.The current Stpathy family is the twenty third generation of bronze casters dating back to the founding of the Chola Empire. The Stapathys had been sculptors of stone idols at the time of Rajaraja 1 (AD985-1014) but were called to Tanjore to learn bronze casting. Their methods using the ,?Úlost wax,?Ù process remains unchanged to this day..

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The family priest gives a blessing (puja) to Radakrishna and Srikanda Stpathy and their wives in the family shrine in the Stapathy house.The current Stpathy family is the twenty third generation of bronze casters dating back to the founding of the Chola Empire. The Stapathys had been sculptors of stone idols at the time of Rajaraja 1 (AD985-1014) but were called to Tanjore to learn bronze casting. Their methods using the ,?Úlost wax,?Ù process remains unchanged to this day..
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