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| Dolls fest |
I want to share my great expertise of taking part within the doll fest held at Garuda Mall , Bengaluru on October ninth 2023.
There was round 1008 dolls of gods and goddess deliberate for the doll fes, which had dolls of all sort like Quilling, Clay, Material, and so on … . I had taken the accountability of creating Quilling dolls representing the Twelve Rashi Devatas with their vahans (animal/chook autos) , it took me greater than a month to finish the set , first I needed to get all the pictures of devatas with their respective vahans , get the fabric and began work on them, greater than devatas making their vahans was a problem like I needed to make round 15 Horses , lions , Crow, Deer and Rams , Lastly received the whole lot on time 🙂
I had packed all my Rashi devata dolls which have been to be displayed on the Mall. I went on eighth night to rearrange my dolls. It was raining closely within the night and husband was not keen to journey, however someway I managed to nudge him and reached the venue. The venue was on the bottom ground.. On the centre , a giant place was allotted with the golu stands neatly organized. The doll stands have been partitioned with the names of gods & goddess for simple identification and avoiding any crowding. I noticed my dolls nameboard ( Rashi Devata ) on the left facet. Some Gods and Goddessess dolls have been already displayed . It was trying so good.
All of the contributors have been busy arranging their lovely creations. A few of my mates got here from Chennai , Hyderabad . I began arranging my dolls. Two steps have been assigned to my dolls. So I stored 6 on every step. I had made dolls of the 12 Rashi Devatas which embody:
- Mesha Rashi Devata
- Vrishabha Rashi Devata
- Mithuna Rashi Devata
- Karka Rashi Devata
- Simha Rashi Devata
- Dhanur Rashi Devata
- Tula Rashi Devata
- Vrichika Rashi Devata
- Makar Rashi Devata
- Kumbha Rashi Devata
- Kanya Rashi Devata
- Meena Rashi Devata
After arranging my dolls , I stayed for a while and helped others, earlier than returning to dwelling. The subsequent day morning we needed to be on the venue by 8 A M .
As requested by our admin Mrs Roopa Sanjay , I needed to hold my 2ft tall Quilling Ganesha for the occasion. On ninth morning , I received prepared , packed my Ganesha and left for the occasion. I used to be very scared to take my Ganesha for the occasion. However by Lord Ganesha’s blessings , the idol was taken safely and positioned correctly on a desk.
All of the Gods and Goddessess dolls have been organized fantastically. It was a really good view. All sorts of handmade dolls have been displayed. It was a blessing to see greater than 1000 gods and goddess underneath one roof.
I took some pictures and movies . Our admin defined the foundations. The Ganesha was embellished with flowers. All preparations have been prepared for the inauguration. The adjudicator arrived adopted by lighting the lamp , tune and pooja. I felt so pleased to see my Quilling Ganesha positioned on an auspicious event and pooja was executed for my Ganesha. The adjudicator spoke just a few phrases and the inspection began. We have been speculated to be current close to our dolls when the adjudicator arrived. It went on effectively , I confirmed my Rashi Devatas and likewise talked about about my Quilling 2 ft Ganesha. We have been instructed to attend.
They introduced that we had achieved ” India e-book of information ” and “Asia e-book of information ” for title – Most handcrafted replicas of deities in a single show .
All of us have been overwhelmed and pleased . There have been so many pleased faces seen celebrating the enjoyment. It was a proud second for us. We are going to obtain our certificates and medals shortly.
Some media and press individuals additionally arrived to cowl the occasion. We took a photograph with our dolls , some group pictures as effectively . Many individuals have been unaware of Quilling , a few of us defined about it. The occasion received over round 2pm and we returned dwelling drained and exhausted.
I’d specific my particular due to my relations who helped and supported me all through the journey.