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Bengaluru Dasara shops add dance, food-stall and procession dolls
As Dasara celebrations begin, doll shops in Bengaluru are offering new collections for people decorating their homes.
The displays include scenes from Hindu epics, deities and sets showing Krishna’s life.
New additions include clay or terracotta figures representing eight traditional dance styles, as well as momo stalls and dining sets.
One shopkeeper said the dance collection costs ₹13,000, while a set showing the Dasara procession with an elephant carrying goddess Chamundeshwari costs ₹4,000.
A shop in Basavanagudi also gives customers a free guide explaining how to arrange the dolls and what they represent.
The new collections give customers more choices, including dolls made in different regional styles.
Bengaluru Dasara doll shops are offering new collections, including traditional dance sets, momo stalls and procession scenes.
The new collections sit alongside dolls depicting religious stories, deities and other traditional subjects.
A set showing eight Indian dance styles is priced at ₹13,000 at Gubbi Mane in Malleswaram.
A Channapatna doll set depicting a Dasara procession with an elephant carrying goddess Chamundeshwari costs ₹4,000.
A shop in Basavanagudi gives customers a free guide to arranging dolls at home.
- Who
- Bengaluru doll shop owners and customers.
- What
- Shops have added new Dasara doll collections, including dance styles, food stalls and procession scenes.
- When
- The collections are available this year, as Dasara celebrations have begun.
- Where
- Bengaluru, including Malleswaram, Rajajinagar and Basavanagudi.
- Why
- Not stated
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We have added dance forms of India to the existing collection of dolls. These dance forms are made of clay or terracotta, and it is the bestseller this year.
The highest order that I received from customers is Dasara procession of elephant carrying goddess Chamundeshwari.
The book has pictures of all the dolls, their importance and which doll has to be placed first especially at home.
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- Dance set
- Eight Indian dance styles; priced at ₹13,000
- Brahmotsava set
- Terracotta; priced at ₹11,000
- Rama, Sita and Lakshmana set
- Wood; priced at ₹1,20,000
- Dasara procession set
- Elephant carrying goddess Chamundeshwari; priced at ₹4,000
- Guide book
- Given free to customers buying dolls at Dasara Bombe Mane in Basavanagudi
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