June 29, 2026 02:25 pm (IST)
India's largest reclining Buddha is getting ready in Kolkata for Bodh Gaya installation
India's largest reclining Buddha statue is under construction in Kolkata. The 100-foot-long Buddha is being sculpted by Kolkata's Kumartuli artist Mintu Pal. Once completed it will be installed in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima this year. Images of the Buddha in making in Baranagar's Ghoshpara.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
India's largest reclining Buddha statue is under construction in Kolkata. The 100-foot-long Buddha is being sculpted by Kolkata's Kumartuli artist Mintu Pal. Once completed it will be installed in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima this year. Images of the Buddha in making in Baranagar's Ghoshpara.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
India's largest reclining Buddha statue is under construction in Kolkata. The 100-foot-long Buddha is being sculpted by Kolkata's Kumartuli artist Mintu Pal. Once completed it will be installed in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima this year. Images of the Buddha in making in Baranagar's Ghoshpara.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
India's largest reclining Buddha statue is under construction in Kolkata. The 100-foot-long Buddha is being sculpted by Kolkata's Kumartuli artist Mintu Pal. Once completed it will be installed in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima this year. Images of the Buddha in making in Baranagar's Ghoshpara.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
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