Over 2,500 Miniature Idols Displayed For Bommai Kolu In Kerala

As part of the Navaratri festival, idols of Hindu deities and dolls mainly made of clay are arranged in houses. Friends and relatives visit to see the 'Bommai Kolu' during Navaratri time.

Around 2500 miniature idols of deities comprise the 'Bommai Kolu' (doll arrangements) at Gandhari Amman Kovil temple in Thiruvananthapuram this year, during Navaratri.

The Bommai Kolu is the main attraction of the Navaratri festival in Kerala.

As part of the Navaratri festival, idols of Hindu deities and dolls mainly made of clay are arranged in houses. Friends and relatives visit to see the 'Bommai Kolu' during Navaratri time.

Earlier, it was a practice among Tamil Brahmins residing in Thiruvananthapuram, but nowadays many people make Bommai Kolu in their houses.