Religion:Drishti bommai
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Short description: South Indian talisman
A drishti bommai (Tamil), drishti gombe (Kannada) or drishti bomma (Telugu) is a talisman represented as a doll, predominantly found in South India. Regarded to possess apotropaic properties, these dolls are prominently hung at construction sites, houses, residential buildings, and trucks,[1][2] intended to ward off evil. They are regarded to be benevolent asuras, featured as intimidating in appearance to frighten malicious forces.[3] Similar to the Gorgoneion heads of ancient Greece, the decorative wide-eyed, often red, yellow, or green[4] moustached masks and can be seen in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, and the union territory of Puducherry.[5]
References
- ↑ "Evil eye doll (Drishti Bommai) vendors at Tiruchirappalli district". International Journal of Applied Research 2 (5): 666–668. 2016. https://www.allresearchjournal.com/archives/2016/vol2issue5/PartJ/2-4-79-559.pdf. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ "Rational thinking affected sales, say 'Drishti Bommai' vendors". 21 January 2019. https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2019/01/21023828/1103520/Rational-thinking-affected-sales-say-Drishti-Bommai-.vpf.
- ↑ U, Chandrashekar B. (in en). Astronomy In Ancient Indian Belief Systems. Chandrashekar B U. pp. 68. https://books.google.com/books?id=Nq6eEAAAQBAJ&dq=drishti+bommai&pg=PT68.
- ↑ Singh, S. Harpal (22 November 2009). "Warding off the evil eye". The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Warding-off-the-evil-eye/article16893589.ece.
- ↑ "Drishti Gombe Making - Bengaluru, Karnataka". https://dsource.in/sites/default/files/resource/drishti-gombe-making-bengaluru-karnataka/downloads/file/drishti-gombe-making-bengaluru-karnataka.pdf.
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