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Mysuru homes open Bombe Mane doll displays for Dasara
The Hindu·
Households across Mysuru opened Bombe Mane doll displays as Dasara began, The Hindu reported. Hemalatha Kumaraswamy's Ramachandra Agrahara home uses nine tiered platforms with Ramayana, Mahabharata and palace scenes. She said younger generations show less interest and several families stopped after elders died. In Saraswathipuram, Bhanumathi Sundareshan's display includes dolls marking 150 years of Vande Mataram.
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What It Means For You
- Families opening Bombe Mane invite neighbours and children for evening viewing during Navaratri.
- Visitors can see decades-old doll collections preserved across Mysuru neighbourhoods this week.
- Hosts who offer Bombe Bagina to visiting children follow a local Dasara hospitality custom.
What's Happening
- Dolls depict Jamboo Savari, private durbar and Wadiyar-era structures around the city.
- Dr. Pooja's Vijayanagara home keeps dolls more than a century old from earlier generations.
- During Navaratri, a Chamundeshwari doll is dressed in sarees matching the hill temple deity's colour.
The Bombe Mane tradition in Mysuru
- Setting up a doll house during Dasara is an annual custom for many Mysuru families.
- Dolls are sourced from various parts of India and attract visitors from other cities.
- Sundareshan transforms waste materials into artistic figures for his family's display.
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