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He is a very friendly and humble person. Kaji Shakya learnt these amazing arts and crafts skills from his grandfather and father. From the early age, Kaji Shakya started to craft varieties of statues and bronze wind-bells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nc-flagline\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Profile row: image + text --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nc-section\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"nc-row\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nc-row-img\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1144\/4772\/files\/Kaji_ratna_Shakya_480x480.jpg?v=1559734889\" alt=\"Kaji Ratna Shakya, a third generation bronze statue artisan from Lalitpur, Nepal\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nc-row-text\"\u003e\n      \u003ch2\u003eHis Craft, His Signature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eCurrently, he is working in his home based workshop for the creation of excellent and amazing handicrafts. He has a showroom too to display his wonderful work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eHis major and most beautiful creations includes Wind Bells, Butter Lamp, Bronze dragon Door handle and many more unique and home decors items. We are very delighted to associate with him and very happy to introduce his remarkable work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Skill tags --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nc-quote-section\" style=\"padding-top: 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cul class=\"nc-tags\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBronze Statues\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eWind Bells\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eButter Lamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBronze Dragon Door Handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHome Décor\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThird Generation Artisan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nc-flagline\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/body\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"brass-temple-wind-bell-hanging","title":"Brass Temple Wind Bell Hanging","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a traditional brass bell hand made and painted in Nepal. 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