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Celebrating the Festival of Dolls amid social distancing

Post author:Ajay Salanky
Post published:October 18, 2020
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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

Post author:Ajay Salanky
Post published:October 17, 2011
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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.

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