Gudda-Gudiya an exquisitely handcrafted Batto Bai Dolls
In India, we can find a different kind of handcrafted Gudda Gudiya, all of the pair of Gudda Gudiyas have a cultural and ritualistic significance which makes them special and significant in those regions. Batto bai dolls are considered propitious dolls of Gwalior. The unmarried women married these pair of dolls on the occasion of the Teej festival in hope of getting married soon. A woman from Gwalior whose name was Batto Bai shows her craft out of the household waste products and made a pair of dolls which are known by her name, Batto Bai Dolls. She won many state and central government awards for contributing to Indian craft. Shikha Dhakad dhakadshikha@gmail.com