C Manjunath and Brothers : Sculptors

C Manjunath Raju was the man behind the establishment but after his passing away, his brothers have been following in his footsteps and are working according to his guidelines. At present Sri C Srinivas Raju is looking after the business along with his brothers and their children, 8 sons and 2 daughters and all the family of 30 members are working in the establishment. Along with them there are other 50 workers including 15 skilled workers  who are working in the establishment in Peenya. 

They specialize in modelling religious articles required for the temples all over Karnataka which includes The Silver plating of idols, temples, Gajasthambha (the flag pole), Prabhavali (frame behind Idols) silver chariots, lamps and many more articles required by the temple and other religious bodies. They specialize in using Brass, Bronze, Silver and Gold metals, as required for the customers as per their requirements. They have made a silver umbrella for the big Hanuman temple near Nelamangala, this umbrella holds the record for being the biggest in Karnataka and weighs 600 kgs. They have also built a big 21 feet silver chariot for Lakshmi Narasimha temple in Malleswaram, 18 years ago and is a record in itself.They have been highly appreciated for the craftsmanship and received many recognitions and accolades for the same, Their work can be seen in ISKCON Temple, Bangalore, They are responsible for most of the silver articles, sculptures and other religious articles available here. 

The Idols are first made in wax to the exact measurements and then they are sculpted in Silver or the desired metals. They go inside the Garbha Griha of the temple and take the measurements and then do the covering as per the temple requirements and since it is a pious work they maintain a very high degree of piosity and take strict vegetarian food and follow strict codes of religion.

Their work has been appreciated not only in Karnataka but also in the United States of America, they have built many idols, sculptors and religious items for the temples in the USA. Indians residing in the US highly appreciated their work and expressed their gratitude by felicitating them in the city of New York and the brothers cherish them and their gesture even to this day.

They are committed to their work , they are hard working and dedicated to maintain quality in all their work. They also train sculptors who show interest in learning the art.

Till date they have manufactured  12 silver chariots ,among which 7 to 8 are for the Muzrai Department of Karnataka. They divide the work among themselves, Each Brother is responsible for one task including the Illustration, Design, Cost Estimates, Molds along with co-ordination and supervising.

Their unity remains unaffected by the differences of opinions and they take pride in being a big joint family of sculptors carrying down the legacy of their forefathers. 

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