100-ft tall world's tallest bamboo ‘Maa Durga’ idol being made in Assam
Guwahati (Assam), Sep 223 (ANI): A 100-ft tall bamboo idol of Goddess Durga is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest bamboo sculpture ever made in the world. The idol is being made by the artisans of the Guwahati-based Durga Puja Committee, Bishnupur Durga Puja Committee. Before this, the previous tallest Durga idol was erected in Kolkata last year. The 83-feet structure was made of fibre and erected on an iron structure. Art director Nuruddin Ahmed is designing the structure and the work of the gigantic structure began on August 1. He is assisted by 40 artisans. The first pandal that Ahmed erected was in 1975 in Assam. "The specialty about this idol is that the whole structure is made of bamboo. Not a single thing is made of any metal or plastic," he added. The four-day Durga Puja celebrations will begin on September 27.
