Puri: An artist of Puri in Odisha, Saswat Ranjan Sahoo made a model of ‘Shiva Linga’ ahead of Maha Shivratri.
Sahoo used 400 matchsticks for making the model, which measures 8 inch by 10 inch.
“Maha Shivaratri is on Thursday and I have made this model of ‘Shiva Linga’ with devotion and dedication. It took me two days to make this idol with matchsticks,” said Sahoo.








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