From traditional dance styles to momo stalls, Bengaluru doll shops add new collections

A customer checking Dasara dolls at Malleswaram in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J.

From a set of dolls depicting eight traditional dance styles of India to momo stalls, dasara doll shops in Bengaluru are selling unique and wide variety of doll collections, this year.

As the celebrations of the State festival dasara has begun, many people have started decorating their houses with colourful dolls representing the stories of Ramayana, Mahabharata, Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu, Girija Kalyana, Krishna Leela set of 12 scenes and there are deities like Hayagriva, Ardhanareshwar, Andal or Meenakshi and more in this collection.

A variety of Dasara dolls on display at Malleswaram in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J.

When The Hindu visited some of these doll stores in Malleswaram, owners said that they have added some new collections to the existing ones – the momo stall, sapadu or dining set dolls, various dance styles of India, dolls with various poses of Yakshagana and more.