As the citizens were busy in shopping for this Diwali, the popular brass items of Tikamgarh, including idols of different god-goddesses and diyas in various designs were on display at Mrignanynee Emporium in an exhibition cum sale. An idol of laxmi with diyas in her hands costs around `45,000 captivated the interest of the buyers.
Around 200 varieties of idols of lord Ganesha in various postures were on displayed. ‘Gajmukh Ganesh’ and ‘Chauki Ganesh’ costs between `3,000 and `22,0000. Diya (lamps) in twenty-five designs including peacock, laxmi, Ganesh dancing diya are displayed here and some diyas are based on the Vastushastra. The range of the lamps is from `400 to `2,000.
Around 20 varieties of idols of lord Krishna in different positions and sizes attracted the visitors, one of which was sold on the first day. The idol weighing 51 kg was priced at `55,000.
Besides the Diyas , some other idols including lord Buddha, goddess Saraswati, Ram Darbar and Durga are on display in both small and large sizes priced between `400 and `70,000. Apart from diya and idols, some saris and suit collections in pure chanderi stuff are also on display. It is in various designs and multiple colours. One red colour chanderi saree in Asarfi Buti design by using pure gold zari are available in this emporium which costs `one lakh. It is prepared by Mohammed Waseem Khan, a popular weaver of Chanderi.
The exhibition sum sale was organised Madhya Pradesh Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation on the occasion of Dhanteras and Diwali. This is second year of this exhibition that concluded here on Wednesday.