Mahashivratri 2020: Miniature artist creates Shiva Linga on pencil nib

On the occasion of Maha Shivratri on February 21, a renowned miniature artist L Eswar Rao crafted a pencil nib and a stone inside a small bottle into Shiva Linga. Rao belongs to Jatni village in Khurda district which lies at least 20 kilometres from the state capital Bhubaneswar. While talking to a new agency, Rao revealed that it had taken him at least 48 hours to make the stone-made structure and then placing it inside the smallest bottle, while the work on pencil nib took him 24 hours. The miniature artist has also said that the entire craft was “very tough”.

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 to make the stone-made structure and put it inside the smallest bottle and a day, for working on the pencil nib." 

"It was very tough to fix four small pieces of soft stones inside a bottle to craft a Shiva Linga," he added. 

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Netizens applaud Rao

The internet users applauded the miniature artist and called his work “excellent” and “spectacular”. This was, however, not the first time that Rao managed to astonish everyone with his skills. Earlier, he had also carved the men's Hockey World Cup trophy on a pencil tip using tamarind seeds as a tribute to the Indian team. Last year, before Christmas, Rao created a church inside a bottle. 

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(With ANI inputs)