Bombe Habba meaning The Doll Festival!

In Karnataka Dasara is popularly known as Bombe habba
Bombe means Doll 
Habba means Festival
So Bombe Habba means " Festival of Dolls"

In Karnataka , a pair of Doll considering "Husband and Wife " is gifted to the daughters on the occasion of Dasara about which i learnt only today .

Many households in Karnataka follow a theme for Doll festival inside their Pooja Rooms!

Let me take you through the grand arrangement of Bombe or Dolls in one of the famous malls of Bengaluru - Garuda Mall

Outside Garuda Mall






A collection of dolls presented in a unique way and by the way these are all from Channapatna "Toy city " of Karnataka !
The Dasara Mysore Procession



Krishna




Karnataka is famous for Making Toys

Saraswati  , Lakshmi  and Shakti (Parvathy)













Rama , Laxmana and Sita characters from the Hindu Mythology "Ramayana"
It is believed that Vishnu's incarnation on earth (Lord Rama) along with his wife Lakshmi (Sita) was to teach human beings how to live a meaning ful life










Mall today.



Lord Rama !




It is also believed that Gods have to be arranged in the order of significance to your family!
Onto my left below is "Rama , Sita and Laxmana"





The story of Dasara or "Dasa-Hara" which means cutting of 10 heads of Demon Ravana by Lord Rama!
All of us know who Ravana is  , and he is not a very dangerous man , iam sure you will agree with me!
Meaning of Ravana and his 10 heads

1. Ego
2. Greed
3. Hat-redness
4. Jealousy
5. Selfishness
6. Crookedness
7. Passion for wrong
8. Pride for Power which is usually wrongly used.
9. Anger
10. Infatuation


Our great Indian Leaders


















Mall today





The chocolate fountain!



Goddess Durga is also worshiped during the festival , Hindu Mythology believes that Goddess Durga/Shakthi  Killed Demon - Mahisasura during this time of the year






And Italian gelato from  "Italy"
That is my exact need (from Italy) and Garuda Mall! I love Garuda Mall!







Wishing you all a very happy Dasara !

May Lord Rama shower enough blessing on you so that you could swim the ocean of material possessions and kill the Demon Ravana.




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