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 hard-work, 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:

“देव घडीला सोनारी, देव वोतीला वोतारी |
एक देव 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).

[Logo Designer – Shri. Yogesh Jagannath Pathak (Vicky)]

[Ref: ”Otari Samaj Jiwan Ani Lok Sankruti” Book by Shri Shantaramji Wandre]
[English Compilation: Shri Arun Sawant]