Bommala Koluvu - Court of Dolls

Hello All,

Welcome to my space, I'm Anusha residing in NJ, USA. This is my first blog post so I decided to start it with something very dear to my heart. Ever since I was a kid, we have been celebrating Sankranthi by displaying beautiful collection of dolls in tiers. The Koluvu is usually arranged in odd number of tiers and the dolls that are displayed are passed from one generation to another as heritage. 

My Sankranthi Koluvu is never complete without the display of beautiful ancient handicrafts of Etikoppaka and Kondapalli. It is a historic custom to display wooden wedding dolls in the Koluvu, I have this exquisite set of wedding display from Kondapalli presented to me by my Aunt for my wedding. Their beautiful colors always add extra charm to my Koluvu.

Not to forget the thoranam for the main door, these are swinging ornaments to discern an auspicious celebration. I love the colors orange, yellow and green they stand out and look vibrant. So I used yellow and orange marigold flowers with mango leaves amidst. I'm very precise about details, especially if it's decor.

Drift into Details:

The fabric I used to grace the tiers of the Koluvu was my wedding Thera sella/ Addu thera, it is a pure silk textile with beautiful peacock motifs and golden zari on the border. 

I used vintage Rajasthani door drapery that are handcrafted with embroidered peacocks and elephants as a backdrop for my Koluvu adding few artificial marigold flowers in bright orange and yellow on either sides to achieve the flash of a door entrance.

Not to miss the ceiling, the elephant hangings are made of paper mache in yellow color with intricate detailing is truly a stunner adding elegance to the over all composition.

To attain the final look, I added an extra step to place all the silver things used to perform pooja. To bring the divine look I added a urli with my favorite button roses.