A colourful array of Navarathiri dolls

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsShimmering blue tinged ‘Varahi Amman’ idols, serene Ganeshas and several ‘Udupi Krishnas’ toddling towards their butterballs, made up Khadi Craft’s annual exhibition-cum-sale of navarathiri dolls that was inaugurated at Kuralagam here on Wednesday.With more than 85 entrepreneurs hailing from across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Jaipur and Kolkata, the exhibition showcases dolls made of Plaster of Paris, paper mache and clay. A few new dolls this year include Thirupathi Brahmotsavam sets, Udupi Krishna, Varahi Amman, Kaigari Kalyana sets and Sakthi Ganapathi, among others.Deities aside, there are doll sets, illustrating many popular fables like the hat peddler and the monkeys, the tortoise and the hare and many more. Cricket sets, marble peacocks and wooden dancers are also part of the expo M R Gopalakrishnan, managing director of Khadi Craft said that they were hoping for a sale of Rs 120 lakh this year. “We’ve conducted this exhibition for more than 40 years. Last year we sold dolls worth Rs 109 lakh. There will be more entrepreneurs coming to set shops later. I’m sure we’ll do better this year,” he said.Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly D Jayakumar inaugurated the exhibition-cum-sale, while P Chendur Pandian, Tamil Nadu minister for Khadi and Rural Industries was the chief guest.The exhibition-cum-sale is open till 27 September, from 10 am to 8 pm.first published:September 15, 2012, 09:01 ISTlast updated:September 15, 2012, 09:01 IST
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Shimmering blue tinged ‘Varahi Amman’ idols, serene Ganeshas and several ‘Udupi Krishnas’ toddling towards their butterballs, made up Khadi Craft’s annual exhibition-cum-sale of navarathiri dolls that was inaugurated at Kuralagam here on Wednesday.

With more than 85 entrepreneurs hailing from across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Jaipur and Kolkata, the exhibition showcases dolls made of Plaster of Paris, paper mache and clay. A few new dolls this year include Thirupathi Brahmotsavam sets, Udupi Krishna, Varahi Amman, Kaigari Kalyana sets and Sakthi Ganapathi, among others.

Deities aside, there are doll sets, illustrating many popular fables like the hat peddler and the monkeys, the tortoise and the hare and many more. Cricket sets, marble peacocks and wooden dancers are also part of the expo M R Gopalakrishnan, managing director of Khadi Craft said that they were hoping for a sale of Rs 120 lakh this year. “We’ve conducted this exhibition for more than 40 years. Last year we sold dolls worth Rs 109 lakh. There will be more entrepreneurs coming to set shops later. I’m sure we’ll do better this year,” he said.

Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly D Jayakumar inaugurated the exhibition-cum-sale, while P Chendur Pandian, Tamil Nadu minister for Khadi and Rural Industries was the chief guest.

The exhibition-cum-sale is open till 27 September, from 10 am to 8 pm.