Dasara Bobme Habba at Home

Navratri has started, the 10 day long festival, celebrating the victory of goddess durga over Mahishasura, victory of goodness over evil. The Mysore Dasara, where goddess Durga/Chamundeshwari's victory is celebrated by 10 day long special durbar at Mysore Palace and the festival ends with the grand procession of Mysore Dasara, the Jambu Savari on Vijay Dashami, the 10th day of Navtratri, with the idol of goddess Chamundeshwari been carried by an elephant in a golden howdah. 

It was years back during the rule of Mysore Maharaja(King), when it was so called the golden era, when every citizen of the kingdom lead a prosperous life. While Maharaja celebrated Dasara with the 10 day special durbar and the Jambu Savari(when the king himself used to sit in the golden hawda for Jambu Savari), people of the kingdom, had a virtual durbar of the king and showcased the prosperous life lead by them through the clay models at their homes. The pattad bobme, the wooden dolls represented the king and queen. The festival turned to be a Naada Habba(state festival), irrespective of the caste and religion, everybody celebrated Navratri arranging dolls.
Here is how we are celebrating Navratri this year, by arranging dolls at home.

Main steps

Ganapati and SeethaRamanjaneya in First row, second row Krishna in different forms(Gopala, Makhan chor, kalinga mardan), pattad bombe and other gods. These dolls excluding ganapati and pattada bobme are almost 50years old, which I repainted.

The last row, these too are almost 50years old, repainted(excluding the gujarati groom)

Andal, Meera, Shivaji Maharaj, a saint and Sai Baba

Tulsi Pooja doll set

Shetty and his wife with their shop, selling grocery and Jewelry. The brass and copper utensils are from Mathura, there are also mini perfume bottles behind

A Miniature painting on Marble from Jaipur

Kailas Parbat, with a water fall and village scene. The water fall actually works

A miniature garden in a basket, with souvenirs, wind mill from Netherlands, country house from UK, Eiffel tower from France and a camel from Dubai

These cute dolls are 20years old from my treasure of miniature collection

More souvenirs from my collection, cow bell from Switzerland, Milan Cathedral snow ball from Milano, Italy, behind that is sydney Harbour bridge(its a 3-D puzzle by Franks), an Egyptian king souvenir from Egypt, Lucky Leprechaun from Ireland, Petronas Tower from Malaysia, Funny Sheep from Ireland, Ashoka Pillar from Delhi, Burj Al Arab from Dubai, Merlion from Singapore, Taj Mahal from Agra, Fridge magnet from London and a scaled Emirates A380 from Dubai

A petrol station scene

And a service station

And my daughter's doll house

Wishing you all Prosperous Navratri, May Goddess Chamundeshwari bless you all with happiness and prosperity

HAPPY NAVRATRI!!!