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Maha Shivratri 2020: Odisha man creates miniature ‘Shivalinga’ on pencil tip
“On the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri, I crafted 0.5cm [Shivalinga] on a pencil nib,” said L Eswar Rao.
Renowned miniature artist L Eswar Rao has crafted a miniature model of ‘Shiva Linga’ on a pencil nib and on the stone inside a small bottle on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. Rao hails fromJatni village in Khurda district that is around 20 KM from the state capital Bhubaneswar.
Speaking to ANI, Rao said: “On the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri, I crafted smallest 0.5 inches stone-made ‘Shiva Linga’ inside a bottle and 0.5cm on a pencil nib. I took two days for stone made inside the smallest bottle and a day for work on pencil nib.”
It was very tough to fix four small pieces of soft stones inside a bottle to craft a ‘Shiva Linga’, he said. Rao had earlier carved the World Cup trophy on a pencil tip using tamarind seeds as a tribute to the Indian team. Ahead of Christmas last year, he created church inside a bottle.
People were in awe of his creation and dropped all sorts of comments.
“Its really a proud moment for us, that we have a talent like this..... excellent work with a pencil,” wrote a Twitter user. “Well done,” commented another. “Wow,” wrote a third.
