Bhubaneswar: Renowned Odia miniature artist L Eswar Rao has crafted a miniature art of a man performing yoga on a pencil nib. Rao made the craft on occasion of International Yoga Day which is celebrated worldwide every June 21.
“It is the smallest 1centemetre statue of a man on pencil nib. It took me six hours to craft it as it is a difficult task,” Rao said.
Rao resides in Jatni town of Khurda district – about 20 kilometres from state capital Bhubaneswar.
Speaking on International Yoga Day, the artist said, “In the current situation it is very important to boost our immunity and to gain mental strength. It can be achieved by practicing yoga”. He further appealed all to include yoga in their everyday routine.
This is not the first time that Rao managed to amaze everyone with his craft.
Earlier, Rao carved a model of ‘Shiva Linga’ on a pencil nib, a stone inside a small bottle on occasion of Maha Shivratri and miniature art of a woman on pencil nib on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The artist has also crafted the men’s Hockey World Cup trophy on a pencil tip using tamarind seeds as a tribute to the Indian team. Ahead of Christmas last year, he even created church inside a bottle.
Last year, he made a three-and-a-half inch miniature craft of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel inside a bottle using soap on occasion of the fourth Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day).
In May 2019, to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls, the miniature artist had carved Modi and Patnaik’s faces on separate pencil nibs.
PNN
