While I missed Raastaware which sounded like an interesting concept, this lady brings the glass sculptures you see in Sweden closer home. She is based in Chennai and I am surely going to pay a visit.
Vanilla place has some interesting things lined up for Dussera including doll making and 2D cartooning
Story trails also has some cool trails this month.
Poompuhar and CP art center have golu dolls on sale. Kuralagam shoudl also be on I guess. I hear Bommai chathram is a good place as well- need to figure out where it is. As for old dolls, am not sure where one can source them, if at all.
Sad that I will not be able to begin golu this year despite having made full purchases last year for the same.
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Lovely.........lots to do in Chennai :)
Why sad? A real Golu Bommai is coming to the house this year! :)
Am excited Art!
poppy said it - live golu is coming soooon!
For old dolls -place an ad in Mylapore times - Am sure there are people/ families who wouldn't want to dispose their old dolls and would prefer to give it away / sell
The best place to buy dolls - Mylapore mada veedi - Wonderful stuff I saw on Sunday - Jatayu, kaarthigai girls + li'l murugans, naga poojai...
Managed to pick up Nayanmars
This year, planning a holiday around Dussera . So golu at some remote forest
Bommai Chathiram is in Triplicane adjacent to Parthasarathy Swamy Temple. I have been buying Navarathri Dolls there since childhood. U get good ones at reasonable prices.
-Anusha
wow! nice idea by blogeswari...
super ma.
Oh...I am starting mine this year Art! Next year will be great with 2 gorgeous ones!
Wish I was there now to pick up whatever I want :(! Was so difficult to find dolls when I was there last Nov-Dec! So wish I could be there now!
I'm going to be in Chennai during Navarathri and I'm so excited about it.
I'm definitely going to check out some of these places :-)
Anjali's webiste looks lovely.. raastaware sounds interesting !!
I am missing all the fun and shopping for bommais !!!
@ Hema: we know u r. I feeling quite J.
Khadi is also good - I picked up some light weight wood bommais - a palanquin and ramar seethai lakshmanan and anjaneya set - the old one was broken.
Last yr - I began my collection- went to
Khadi( near Hindu office), Mylapore roadside,
Poompuhar,
VTI and
Kuralagam
blogeswari/ anusha-thanks
chox/ poppy- yeah that is right!!
hema- shall i see u then ?
Lovely..
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I would love to see you. Will call you once I'm there :-).
Now a days navarathri dolls in available at USA also. Don't worry for purchasing dolls. I saw www.navarathri.com last week. Many variety of individual and story telling dolls available there. www.navaratri.org announce navarathri golu competition. If you want any particular doll in your imagination, they will try to order for prepare it.
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