India - The Idol Makers - An unfinished bronze statue of Hanuman, the monkey God in the studio of the Stpathy family of idol makers

An unfinished bronze statue of Hanuman, the monkey God in the studio of the Stpathy family of idol makers in Swamimalai, India.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 ,ƒÚlost wax,ƒÙ process remains unchanged to this day.

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An unfinished bronze statue of Hanuman, the monkey God in the studio of the Stpathy family of idol makers in Swamimalai, India.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 ,ƒÚlost wax,ƒÙ process remains unchanged to this day.