a fellow traveller (bullock cart) on the way to Panchmura

to witness the making of the famed Bankura horse (Bengali: বাঁকুড়ার ঘোড়া) is the terracotta horse, produced in Panchmura village in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has been praised for “its elegant stance and unique abstraction of basic values.” Originally used for village rituals, it now adorns drawing rooms across the world as symbols of Indian folk-art. It is the logo of All India Handicrafts. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankura_horse

Panchmura is approx 40 kms from Bishnupur town but the roads were bad and it took us a good hour and half to traverse this distance in a modest SUV. The simplicity of these potters and terracota magicians was touching. Many of them worked 15 to 18 hours a day to make ends meet. The good thing I saw was every household there had electricity, and all the kids there I met went to school.

Taken on: December 22, 2014

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