Durga Puja significantly impacts the economy, culture, and environment of West Bengal. Goddess Durga idols are crafted through a traditional clay-sculpting process that begins months before the festival. Artisans use alluvial clay from riverbeds (Here, the Jalngi River), layering it onto a straw structure to form the idol's base. The idols are then painted in workshops within the potters' colony as part of the festival preparations. Due to time pressure and a shortage of artisans, everyone in the Potter colony—including married women and children who are not usually involved in such activities

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