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The Hindu
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Jahnavi T. R.

Chandrayaan, Puneeth, Rajnikanth, KGF among collection available for Bombe Habba

Dolls at Dasara Bombe mane at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru. (Source: Jahnavi T.R.)
1,008 dolls of gods and goddesses on display at Garuda Mall in Bengaluru. (Source: SUDHAKARA JAIN)

Popular cartoon characters Doraemon and Nobita smile back at you while in another corner, Krishna is engaged in teaching English alphabets to pupils in a popular shop bustling with customers. Old Bengaluru areas turn into toy havens during the season of Dasara as thousands of bombes (dolls) adorn multiple shops. From something as basic as a family having a meal together to something as elaborate as the entire life cycles of a god or a famous person — the collections at the stores offer great variety. 

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