On the shore of the Ganges River, a famous sculptor named Kalikrishna found a young girl. She was trying to make a small statue of Lord Shiva out of clay. He saw that she had a natural talent in sculpting. Kalikrishna helped the girl make the statue. He learned that Minu had been separated from her mother. He took to his home and let her live with him. Kalikrishna told her that Maa Durga was looking over her in the absence of her mother. The story showed how Minu grew up to become amaster the art of idol-making.