Shree Siddhi Vinayak Art

Sukher Main Road is a busy place, especially with the Eklingnath Petrol Pump right across the street. We’ve been running Shree Siddhi Vinayak Art here for a good while now. It’s noisy because of all the trucks passing by, and the air always has a bit of stone dust in it since we work with marble and various art pieces. The shop floor is usually covered in a thin layer of white powder, no matter how much we try to sweep it up. It’s just the way it is when you’re carving and moving heavy things all day. We have a lot of finished pieces sitting out front so people driving by can see them, but most of the actual work happens in the back area. It’s not a fancy showroom with air conditioning or anything like that. We mostly just have our tools and a few stools to sit on when we take a break. My cousins help me out, and we usually have the radio playing to drown out the sound of the traffic. Sometimes people stop for petrol and wander over to see what we’re making. We don't have a big sales pitch for them or anything. If they like something, we talk about the price. If not, they just go on their way. It’s a tough job on the hands, but we’re used to it after all these years. The sun gets really hot on this road in the afternoons, so we try to get most of the heavy lifting done early.