Searching for a Seven-feet Tall, 22 Carat Gold Hindu Sculpture?

THE HINDU
By S. Sandeep Kumar

A visitor captures a Thanjavur art piece of Lord Venkateswara through her cell phone at the
Poompuhar crafts mela that began in Vijayawada on Tuesday. - PHOTO: V. RAJU

INDIA---Have you ever come across seven-feet tall and five-foot wide Lord Venkateswara’s Thanjavur art piece made up of 22 carat gold and American diamonds? Well, if you have not, then make a visit to Poompuhar crafts mela at Moghal Exhibition Hall, Madhu Chowk in the city. The price of the above art piece is Rs.7 lakh. There is another Thanjavur art piece of goddess Gajalakshmi with Asta Lakshmi carvings, which is of the similar size and cost. The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited’s Poompuhar crafts mela has handicrafts, brass articles, bronze icons, wood carvings, rosewood inlay products, stone carvings and etc on a wide display. [link]