Tomorrow (Saturday 4th April) is the closing ceremony, and the figures are almost done!

Sarsvati, Duwies Gwybodaeth a'r Celfyddydau, yn cario ei offeryn, y veena.

Kartikeya yn eistedd ar ben pain

Lakshmi

Ganesha, arglwydd pob peth byw

Here are some more detailed images...

Kartikeya, y milwr dewr a brawd Ganesha

Un o bedair llaw Ganesha

Lakshmi, Duwies cyfoeth ac hapusrwydd

Golwg agos at wisg a llaw Lakshmi

Have a look at the picures below which show how the painting has progressed in the last two days.

Y Dduwies Durga yn gorchfygu'r diawl byfflo

Tylluan Lakshmi

Once the base colours were applied, the detailed work began! While Purnendu worked on the eyes, Dibyendu began attaching some of the decorations brought with them from India around the outside, framing the Goddesses beautifully.

Gosod border disglair o amgylch y ddelw. Ystyrir y lliw coch i fod yn lwcus gan bobl India, ac mae gan rhai Duwiau a Duwiesau Hindŵaidd ddwylo coch i ddangos eu duwdod.

Lakshmi

Yr artist Purnendu Dey yn paentio llygad y llew

Llew y Dduwies Durga yn ymosod ar y diawl byfflo

Yr artist Purnendu Dey yn paentio pen y byfflo

The artists had also brought with them a frieze they had made at home which surrounds Durga's head and torso. The frieze shows the stories from Durga and Shiva's life.

Gosod y cefndir, a baentiwyd â llaw, y tu ôl i'r Dduwies Durga

Golwg agosach at gefndir y ddelw, a baentiwyd â llaw

Y Dduwies Durga wedi seremoni paentio'r llygad. O'r pwynt hwn ymlaen mae'r Hindŵaid yn credu bod y ddelwedd yn bywiogi, ac fe addolir y Dduwies fel pe bai ganddi yr holl bwerau a roddodd y Duwiau iddi.

Today (April 1st) the painting of the eye ceremony was held at 2pm. Now the eyes of the Goddess Durga have been opened, she is enlivened and has the ability of sight.

The artists will only be here until Saturday when the closing ceremony will be held at 2pm. Please try and come and visit!

Over the weekend the painting of the Goddess began. Before arriving on Sunday morning, the artists had boiled up some glue made out of tamarind seeds and water. This sticky (and quite pleasant smelling)light brown mixture was then mixed with a little clay and painted over the figures to seal them and to make them white. Powdered natural paints were then mixed with water and applied to the goddess as a base coat, with another coat just being applied this morning (monday).

The pictures below show the stages followed.

Paentio glud dros haenen denau o gotwm er mwyn selio'r ddelw

Cymysgu'r paent

Yr artist Purnendu Dey yn cymysgu'r paent powdr naturiol â dŵr

The artist Dibyendu Dey painting the Goddess Durga

Ganesha