Bommala Koluvu - A Beautiful Indian Tradition
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Story:
One of the mythological reason is that to kill the demon and his subjects, the Devi has to take all the powers and weapons of Gods and Goddesses and when they gave their powers, they became like statues without any power and Koluvu is the symbolic representation of this fact as well.
Significance :
1.Cultural importance:
Koluvu is the symbolic representation of feminine power and the creation of the universe.It is a way of teaching kids who are the future generations about the importance of our ancient culture, traditions, customs, mythologies, Puranas and Sanatana dharma.It is a creative method of storytelling to kids about the mythological stories in Hindu Puranas, stories in great epics like Ramayana, Maha Bharatha, Bhagavatham etc. and the morals and values in them.
2.Social Importance:
It is a social gathering by which family and friendship ties are strengthened.In olden days, it is a means of matrimony arrangements.Koluvu gives women to display their creative side.Koluvu is a chance for women to socialize.
3.Economic importance:
This tradition aims to encourage dredging and de-silting of irrigation canals and river beds. In this process, big amounts of clay were obtained and it was utilized in the making of clay dolls.In olden days, traditional dolls were made with clay and painted with different natural colours. These are eco-friendly dolls which are created from Earth and go into the Earth when discarded.India is home to many traditional handicrafts like Kondapalli, terracotta, U.P glass toys, Bengal's cloth dolls etc. These native handicrafts should be encouraged and their economy should be boosted.
In koluvu, dolls made of clay, wood, metal