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VARANASI, INDIA, January 28, 2012 (Times of India): Two big religious ceremonies of the city, but both vary in many ways for artisans. Yes, the festival of Saraswati Puja fetches more profits for the artisans who are engaged in preparing idols of the deity worshipped on the occasion of Basant Panchami as compared to grand celebration of Durga Puja. According to Chandan Mukherjee, an artisan in Luxa area, no doubt Durga Puja of Sharadiya Navratra is held on a large scale in different parts of the city, there are only 200-250 puja pandals prepared for the same. However, Saraswati Puja is now being organized in almost all the educational institutions, organisations and clubs due to which the orders placed for idols are more, leading to greater production and profits. According to Mukherjee, who will be catering to customers for around 70 Deities, unlike Durga Puja, there are no spectacular preparations of Deities using different materials like terra cota, jute, mirror, beads. However, the Deities are simple and vary from US$6.00 to $200.

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