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Durga idols hit international markets online, target NRIs

Kolkata, Oct 9: With the internet expanding exponentially, can Kolkata's traditional idol makers stay behind? Certainly not! Plans to launch a community website for Kumartuli, the colony of the city's traditional idol makers, so that



"In the coming days, one may have to maintain a website for selling even traditional clay idols. Then even the domestic puja organisers would book idols online after choosing them from the catalogue," Paul said.

At the potters' hub in Kumartuli, there are at least 400 idol makers. Does that mean 400 new websites?

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