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Bengal Dokra
The Doka of West Bengal is made by using the technique of Cire- Perdue or the lost -wax process of metals casting. Besides wax, the Dokra workers in West Bengal also use resin extracted from Sal tree. Different types of idols of deities, and puja accessories, different votives are made by the Dokra artists. In Bengal, the groups are found in the tribal regions of Bankura, Bardhaman and Purulia. The traditional themes of these cast metal sculptures include images of Hindu or tribal gods and goddesses (like Goddess Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati, and Lord Sri Krishna, Shiva, Kartik, Ganesh etc. bowls, figures of people or deities riding elephants, musicians etc.
