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Trinath Maharana
Bell Metal Artisan
Artisan
Balipatna, Odisha

Trinath (B.1985) does finishing of items at Balipatna. His father Surjyamani Maharana,63 now, was a Kansari karigar (craftsman). Mukti Maharana, wife of Surjyamani also does polishing at their shala. They have set up a polishing machine at their shala. They use steel lihini and chuta to do the finishing and polishing.
Bell Metal artisan Trinath Maharana from Balipatna, Odisha, finishing and polishing handcrafted Kansa metalware using traditional tools and polishing techniques with his family workshop.
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