Work is underway in Bangalore, India to carve the statue of Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari. The shilpi (sculptor), D Vijikar, has been entrusted with this very important task. He will be completing by April of 2008. After ornaments are done for the vigraham, will be shipped to Bay Area. He is the recipient of the National Kala Pratishti award and has 15+ years of experience in sculpting and carving. You can learn more about the sculptor at the following link - About the Sculptor. Some of his previous accomplishments can be seen here at http://www.dvsculptor.com.