Health

Preserving tradition

By Murali Kumar

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Preserving tradition

Despite health and age-related challenges, including recurring back and shoulder pain, Lalitha Prasad continues to nurture her craft.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.

Lalitha Prasad’s cotton-stuffed dolls have hand-stitched costumes and jewellery, including minute details like earrings and bindi.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls of Rama, Sita and Laxmana, at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.

Lalitha Prasad’s ‘Golu’ dolls with 25 concepts on Day 1 of Navaratri festival (Dasara).

Lalitha Prasad makes new dolls every year and painstakingly arranges them at her house in Bengaluru.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.

Handmade ‘Golu’ dolls at Lalitha Prasad’s house in Bengaluru.