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Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys and dolls that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka state, India. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under the World Trade Organization, administered by the Government of Karnataka. [ 1 ]
The exhibition's success inspired Vaidyanathan to continue on creative projects. Varnam began its journey with soft furnishings but soon embraced the founder's love for the Channapatna craft. [1] Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the State of Karnataka, India ...
Channapatna is approximately 60 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore. The Kannadiga film actor Kishore was born here in 1974. Actress B.Sarojadevi was also born in the place. Former Kabaddi player B.C.Ramesh was born in Byrapatna villages of Channapatna Taluk. Channapatna toys are popular all over the world and have geographical indication tag.
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Certain discontinued American Girl dolls have high collectible value today. If you have any dolls from 1980s, when the product line was first introduced, they can be worth anywhere from $2,000 to ...
Bommai golu in Tamil means doll decoration. Bommala Koluvu in Telugu means court of toys and Gombe Habba means doll festival in Kannada.It is a part of the annual Dasara-Vijayadasami Hindu festival where young girls and women display dolls, figurine, court life, everyday scenes along with the divine presence of the goddesses Saraswati, Parvati and Lakshmi in the Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu ...
The greater prominence of the Channapatna toys can be traced to patronage from Tipu Sultan, the historic ruler of Mysore, though these toys existed before this period historically given as gifts as part of Dusshera celebrations. It is known that he was an ardent admirer of arts, and in particular of woodwork. [69] [16]
Togalu gombeyaata translates to "a play of leather dolls" in the native language of Kannada. [1] It is a form of shadow puppetry . Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat has undertaken research on this art and has a good collection of leather puppets.