The paste is laid out by hand on a mat in the sunlight. It sticks to the mat while wet but when the bori dries completely it can easily come off. In its simplest form bori takes the conical shape naturally occurring due to the way the paste is laid out. Intricate artistic designs can also made with the paste when squeezed out through a piping bag. This is called
naksha bori. It is also called
gohona bori or
gayna bori because the designs often look like those of jewellery (gahana or gayna is Bengali for jewellery). To avoid breaking
naksha bori when removing from the mat, a layer of poppy seeds is spread before laying the paste. The district of
Purba Medinipur is famous for its
naksha bori. Preparing bori is almost exclusively done by women of the household, sometimes assisted by children. Contrary to the common notion, it is not grown on trees.
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