Kolkata's tearoom makes chocolate hand-rickshaw puller statue to celebrate Durga Puja
India Today
To celebrate the auspicious festival of Durga Puja, Flury’s, the Kolkata tearoom, unveiled the iconic statue of a hand-rickshaw puller of Kolkata made completely out of edible chocolate.
To celebrate the auspicious festival of Durga Puja, Flury’s, the Kolkata tearoom, unveiled the iconic statue of a hand-rickshaw puller of Kolkata made completely out of edible chocolate.
Through this, the tearoom located in Kolkata’s Park Street is paying tribute to the hard-working class of people and celebrating one of the greatest festivals with grandeur.
It took the chef and his team almost 12 days to curate and assemble all the detailed components of the artwork. More than 20 kg of chocolate is used in the artwork with a base dimension of 24 x36 inches and an overall height of 28 inches. The artwork is also hand-painted with silver and gold dust.It will be on display during the festive season.
The managing staff of the eatery said, "This year's Durga Puja chocolate sculpture is a tribute to the common man of the city and is depicted through the ubiquitous hand-rickshaw puller of Kolkata, who, while working through the Pujas and helping people reach from one place to another, also wants to have a small Durga Puja of his own. He is shown carrying a framed Durga picture, along with other ritualistic essentials such as the banana tree, the earthen pot etc. in his rickshaw himself."
Vikas Kumar, Director, Food production, Flurys, said, “Last year we made this Durga sculpture, which went absolutely viral. This time, we thought something else should happen. So, our chocolate sculpture is a tribute to the common man of the city who does not get to enjoy Puja as much as other people do. What we depict is a hand-drawn rickshaw puller who wants to have a Durga Puja of its own. He is taking his own rickshaw with a picture of Durga and some ritualistic things for his puja. It has been crafted in absolutely dark chocolate. It is 20 kilos of weight”.
“When we go to Durga Puja, we see some others like traffic sergeants or rickshaw pullers or even taxi drivers who don’t celebrate Durga puja as other people do. They don’t get any holidays. There are lots of people out on the road. So, we thought why not, it’s a little tribute to them. That was the thought," Kumar added.
