DIY Bommala koluvu

Pongal – Bommala Koluvu/Golu

Hello Friends, Last 1 month has been very busy preparing for Doll display/Golu and I can’t wait to share the pics! This year I made some more handmade dolls out of polymer clay. I had friends over to view it and they were so happy to come and see and I was really flattered with all theirContinue reading “Pongal – Bommala Koluvu/Golu”

D.I.Y Golu/Bommala Koluvu dolls

Bommai Kolu/Bommala Koluvu is a doll and figurine display festival celebrated during Navarathri/Pongal in Southern India. On the first day of festival odd numbered Padi (3,5,7,9 or 11) are set up using wooden planks. It is covered with a fabric and then adorned with various deities, dolls and figurines. In the evening women in neighborhood invite eachContinue reading “D.I.Y Golu/Bommala Koluvu dolls”