To showcase their extensive bombe (doll) arrangements after two years, many homes in Bengaluru are now decked up and looked forward to visitors this Dasara. From the old to the new, people are honouring the age-old tradition in their unique ways. The Hindu visited a few homes to check out this year’s displays.
With their dolls adorned in colourful wedding attire, M.S. Thirumalachar, 81, and his daughter M.P. Padmashree have chosen ‘Bidadi Mane’ or traditional wedding rituals as the theme for the doll arrangement this year. “We spend a huge amount of money on weddings, but we tend to omit certain traditions nowadays. I want to remind people about the original rituals of weddings through this arrangement,” said Mr. Thirumalachar, a retired official.
