The wooden statue of Gouranga created by the Sutradhar craftsman of West Bengal is understood as a symbol of worship traditionally, and crafted art. This wood figure represents Gouranga or Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, great saint, social reformer of the 15th century, and of his followers worshipped him within the faith of Gaudiya Vaishnavism as an incarnation of Lord Krishna. The Gouranga figure carved from a single block of wood is colored in yellow other striking colors being green and red and further black, which add to the depth, vibrancy, and symbolism of the idol. Yellow signifies divine and spiritual illumination that is characteristic of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, as said in devotional texts. These images are semi-circular usually put on a pedestal typical of the Sutradhar genre thus evoking the idea of stability with ceremonial elegance.

One of its most distinguishing characteristics is that he raised arms identify Gouranga as being surrended and propitiated, essentials for his ecstatic dancing or Sankirtana. This representation and pose have become widely recognized and assimilated into the devotional iconography of Bengal, thereby capturing the very spirit of devotion suggested by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. For the woodcarving of temples, household shrines, and festivals, the Sutradhar families, recognized as Sutradhar by trade, had made significant contributions in the production of innumerable wooden idols. The work is by bold color, expressive facial features, narrative power. Such sculptures have become artifacts that are fast museum pieces today, and even purely cultic images are now invariably finding their way into museum displays like this one in the Indian Museum, Kolkata, revealing the cultural-spiritual heritage of the Sutradhar tribe.