a showpiece than a toy that children can play withandhra pradeshetikoppaka bommalutraditional shapes of the toys include a farmer with nagali a bridal set veena sannai melam a spread of traditional wedding sweets and more while traditionally these toys were once handmade the artisans use machinery now chinnaya chari an artist who is known for his miniatures says we used to earn between rs 200rs 500 during the off season with the max going up to rs 600 per daywhile andhra pradeshs toys were traditionally handmade the artisans now make use of machinerykondapalli koyya bommaluin the bommala colony in kondapalli a small town in krishna district andhra pradesh these toys are made by hand using tella poniki a soft wood found in the kondapalli forest the most famous ones depict village life mythological figures and the dancing dolls price begins at rs 50 and could go up to thousandswith inputs from riyasharmatimesgroupcom ashishjoseph1timesgroupcom debolinasentimesgroupcom debaratisentimesgroupcom jaspreetnijhertimesgroupcom meeravohratimesgroupcomneeshitanyayapatitimesgroupcom richashuklatimesgroupcom rishabhdebtimesgroupcom sandrafernandesgmailcom sangeethaptimesgroupcom saptaparnabiswastimegroupcomshikhashahtimesgroupcomwatch forgotten indian toys the tale of legacy nostalgia and dying art