Walking down the street of dolls

Now its Navaratri. "Navaratri", is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. There are lots of traditions and customs which are part of Navaratri celebration. One of the customs which mesmerizes me is Gombe Habba- festival of Dolls. This is celebrated in Mysore  and Bangalore region. A few days before Navaratri, market place will be filled with dolls, if you visit major market places, you will see dolls everywhere!
Though we don't celebrate Gombe Habba, I enjoy this festival a lot. Love the colorful dolls.Few days back I visted the market place to see the dolls.I visited 3-4 shops, captured photos of the dolls , sharing with you.
The first shop, had lots of dolls arranged in different shelves. At the entrance these two dolls, welcoming you

 

When I looked below, I could see these beautiful dolls,

 

Among these, the one attracted me the most is the Vishnu resting on laps of Lakshmi. Here it is :

 

When I entered the  shop, I felt like I've entered world of dolls. All the dolls were arranged in shelves, 

Are all of them waiting for buyers, eager to decorate the house? 

Here are closer view of the dolls:

Dolls - Theme Krishna and stories about Krishna

These are very interesting , the dancers performing on drums.

 

One more set, worshiping Lord Narasimha 

 

 

I could see many dolls , arranged to depict different stories. Below is the dolls depicting story of honest wood cutter.

 

Look at these cute Manipuri dolls:

Krishna and Arjuna- Geetopadesha

I wished to buy at least some of them, but I was strictly warned by my family members not to buy any dolls. because already I have so many in my collection. They also threatened me , saying that if I brought any  doll , they would not  allow me to enter the house.So I had to control the urge of  owning some dolls, said bye to these dolls and entered another shop. There I could see dolls arrangements, depicting stories of Ramayana.
I will write about that in the next post,

Until then,

Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana