ABOUT OTARI SAMAJ EMBLEM

!! Shri Kalika Devi Prasanna !!

ॐ श्री सर्वज्ञेजगन्माते, सर्वशक्ती समन्न्र्ते |
त्रैलोक्य र्ाससनी गौरी, कासलमाते नमोस्तुते |
मंगलंच स्र्यंज्योती, मंगलंच महात्मयी |
मंगलं त्रत्रलोकमाते, कासलमाते नमोस्तुते ||

Means, paying centennial salutations, homage, reverence & tributes by the entire Otari Samaj to the
omniscient, omnipresent, residing in each and every particle & in the hearts of all the three worlds i.e.


Earth, Universe & Heaven, all-embedded in the Otari Samaj super power divine deity Kulswamini Sri
Jaganmata Shiva-Gauri Kalika Mata Devi.


All prosperous, self-radiant, great benefactress of all, the maestro & lord of all the three worlds Shri
Kalika Mata, we all Otaris respectfully yield, bow, capitulate & submit ourselves before the greatest
celestial demiurge.


Ma Kalika, the spiritual deity of the Otari Community, the metaphysical benefactress, is the clan deity
which has been worshiped since thousands of generations. For the recognition and identity of Otari
Community & Professionals, the Otari Logo has unanimously been agreed upon for promotion &
upliftment of the Otari Community. If you observe, analyse and examine the said emblem closely, you
will realize the meaning and reflection the said emblem (logo) really emits. If we divide the emblem
(logo) into six parts with great skill, we will realize the meaning of all the six sections very lucidly:


1) The very mention of “Otari Samaj” on the head of the said emblem (logo) is self-evident about
the raison d’être (existence) of the “Otari Samaj” in the entire world & the universe.


2) In the centre of the emblem (logo), the traditional trade-mark of the Otari is established called
the “Traditional Furnace” which does not melt itself but also holds the metal lava liquid even
in the strong and burning fire”, which is used for melting various metals for castings of the
copper-brass artifacts & divine figurines since the metal age, which is placed at the epicentre
of the Otari Emblem clearly discerning the original identity of the Otari Community and its
eternal profession.


3) The Furnace is encircled with a strong, illuminative parhelic solar circle. The parhelic solar
circle has the intense light encircling the Furnace. The Sun itself is self-luminating and the
Moon is dependent on sunlight. Otari brothers’ idolatrous ease, restrained attitude, beauty
and self-explanation are self-identified and the legacy of which is reflected in Otari Profession
& Arts, which have been continuously & tirelessly preserved by the Otari Community till today.
Of course, before pouring the idols & figurines, the liveliness given to the idols and the
effulgence thereof seems to be implicitly expressed in the emblem and therefore the
effulgence of the Furnace appears to be self-luminous. It is impossible to understand the
meaning of this symbol without its own lucent nature.


4) On the left and the right sides of the parhelic solar circle, the kings of jungle – the majestic
lions are emplaced. Lions represents Otari’s intellectual, professional, ingenuity and sense of
struggle and valour in their dedication to the serve the Mother Earth with great serenity. The
Lions are symbols of ingenuity, bravery, patience, struggle, majesty; hypnotic; sharpness;
power – we see such calm posture, intense radiance, power, which coruscate the dignity of the
magnificent Kalika Mata and the entire Otari Community is devoted for this noble cause with
similar characteristics since their inception.


5) In the centre of the emblem, there is a golden lava of the metal showing the liquid flaming
metal and under the two lions’ head, it appears the slogan “Swayameva Mrigendrata”. That
is, one’s own bravery, valor, peaceful, temperate, intellectual, preserving the heritage of art,
unselfish, all-encompassing, showing self-existence in the entire universe, which symbolise the
forms of Gods and Goddesses to all societies spiritually. It tremendously exhibits “I did it”
attitude honestly by displaying the art of Otari Community, the gorgeous & alluring figurines
of the Gods and Goddesses with ambidextrous, tri-dextrous, quadra-dextrous, octa-dextrous,
deca-dextrous and dezoito-dextrous (eighteen arms) from the concept of self-realized forms.
Such an honorary feeling is displayed because of the concentration & integrity with which the
Otari Community creates various idols with vivacity, exuberance & vitality by their hands.
There is no reason to exaggerate that without the dedication & devotion of Otari Community,
it is not possible to manifest the all-round beauty, effervescence, strength, grace, delicacy,
exquisiteness and elegance in the idol. “Swayameva Mrigendrata” literally means “Be a Leader
/ Kaster / King by virtue of your own attributes, deeds & heroism and with the diligent hardwork, painstaking efforts, assiduous toil, inherent intellects, astute craftmanship, sedulous
expertise, multitasking abilities & professional competence, Otaris have claimed their rightful
position. dignity & stature in the society. Hence the slogan “Swayameva Mrugendrata” makes
apt sense in the Otari emblem.


6) The bright and sparkling circle incorporates in it all the above matters in its heart and engulfs
the whole universe within its ambit, which enhances the aura of the Otari Emblem. As right
said by the Saint Ramdas Swami in his scriptures, which is written in the four centuries ago,
that:
“देर् घडीला सोनारी, देर् र्ोतीला र्ोतारी |
एक देर् घडीला पाथरी, पाषाणाचा ||”
“God is made by Goldsmith, God is casted by Otari,
God is made of stone by Pathari…”
Since the stone age ended, the metal age began, there is no break in the self-existence of the Otari
Community since then, which is perfectly embodied in the Otari Emblem (logo)