Celebrating the Festival of Dolls amid social distancing
Day 7 - I chose to capture the doll arrangement at home. The 10 day festival of Navratri is celebrated in various forms across India. In the Southern states of…
Bommai Kolu – Dussera Dolls
The display of dolls in households during Dussera is a tradition that is being followed over the last 500 years. This tradition was started during the reign of Vijayanagara dynasty, and the practice is famously known as ‘Bommai Kolu’, ‘ Bommala Koluvu’ or ‘Dussera Gombe‘. The tradition is very popular in some of the families in parts of the Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
