Meet the only trishul maker of Nagpur

Nagpur

September 8, 2016, 11:30 PM

In the busy area Teen Naal Chowk of Itwari, Nagpur, Prashant Khode, a trishul maker, runs a trishul shop, which is more than 100 years old. Nation Next tells you more about Prashant, the only trishul maker in Nagpur and the way he makes his trishuls.

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In the busy area of Teen Naal Chowk of Itwari, Nagpur this factory cum shop of trishuls (tridents) offers a veriety of tridents. For generations, Prashant Khode's family has been running this trishul shop, which is more than 100 years old

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The shop's owner Prashant Khode claims that he is the only Trishul maker in Nagpur and all the trishul sellers in the city procure trishuls from him

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THE FIRST STEP: Prashant Khode heating an iron rod in fire

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THE IRON IS HOT: After the iron rod has been heated to the optimum temperature, it becomes easy for Prashant to give a desired shape to the rod

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The iron rod is being hammered to be shaped up as a prong

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After Prashant makes the prongs, his father and brother pitch in to weld the rods together to form a trident

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After welding different parts together, the finished product is an unpolished trishul

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After polishing, the trident waits for a painter who will give a final touch of glory to it

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The painter does a good job and the trident is ready to be sold. Even though small trishuls take less time to complete, a comparitively bigger one takes around one month for completion

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The manufacturing of tridents is a seasonal business as they are not in demand for the entire year. The demand shoots up during Mahashivratri. Prashant says that he sells 250-300 trishuls ever year and earns up to 1.5 lakh rupees per annum

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Apart from tridents, chisels and swords are also made at Prashant's shop

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