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Shola pith is a milky-white sponge-wood which is carved into delicate and beautiful objects of art of India. Shola is a wild plant found in marshy waterlogged areas of Bengal and Assam. The shola pith is the cortex or core of the plant and is an inch and a half in diameter. The outer harder brown skin is removed by expert hands to reveal the inner soft milky-white and spongy material. Artists from Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Tamilnadu use it for making artefacts used for decoration and ornate head-wears of bridal couples. The finest examples of craftsmanship are however seen on images of gods and goddesses on festivals, especially the massive decorative backdrops made for "Durga- Puja" celebrations.

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» HG13: Goddess Durga - Wall Hanging [ Shola Pith ]			» PT83: Ganesha Face [ Shola Pith ]

» SP26: Lord Ganesha [ Shola Pith ]			» HA71: Durga [ Shola Pith ]

» SP16: Durga [ Shola Pith ]			» HA69: Mayurponkhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat [ Shola Pith ]

» SP15: Mayurpankhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat [ Shola Pith ]			» HA79: Durga [ Shola Pith ]

» SP10: Mayurponkhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat [ Shola Pith ]			» SP24: Laksmi - the Hindu Goddess of Wealth [ Shola Pith ]

» SP21: Kali [ Shola Pith ]			» PT88: Saraswati [ Shola Pith ]

» HA72: Goddess Durga [ Shola Pith ]			» HA70: Boat Race [ Shola Pith ]

» SP23: Saraswati - the Hindu Goddess of Knowledge [ Shola Pith ]			» HB68: Goddess Durga [ Shola Pith ]

» SP13: Mayurponkhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat [ Shola Pith ]			» SP90: Kali - The Hindu Goddess [ Shola Pith ]

» SP20: Durga [ Shola Pith ]			» PT87: Sitting Ganesha [ Shola Pith ]

» PT84: Durga Face [ Shola Pith ]			» PT85: Kali [ Shola Pith ]

» HA68: Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth [ Shola Pith ]			» PT89: Standing Ganapati [ Shola Pith ]

» HA67: Decorated Indian Elephant [ Shola Pith ]			» HA74: Saraswati [ Shola Pith ]

» HA78: Kali [ Shola Pith ]			» SP18: Decorated Indian Elephant [ Shola Pith ]

» HA73: Ganesha [ Shola Pith ]

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