If you are a Ganesha enthusiast, then the Navarathri exhibition, organised by the C P Art Centre, is just for you. Terracotta Ganeshas, chubby baby Ganeshas made of clay and unbreakable ones made of rubber line the shelves along with Kondapalli toys and marapachi dolls. Also, there are ‘idly Ganeshas’, as small and flat as a mini idly, that stand among all the others.
As part of the annual exhibition held by C P Art Centre during Navarathri season, dolls and figurines of gods, goddesses and others are on display. The exhibition usually sees a sale worth Rs one lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh every year, said K Shantha, an employee. Indeed, there are tiny weightless Kondapalli toy sets, Ettikopika rattles, scenes of daily life made of Chennapatna toys and cloth dolls. Numerous vases in various sizes, painted in bright colours, are also on display. Ravi Varma reproductions and Kurumba paintings that depict village life and Ganeshas, which are made of marble powder, but look like ivory, are added attractions.