A riot of colour and design: At Vilachery, one can find clay toys ranging from as low as Rs. 10 for a two-inch vegetable figurine to the 10-foot Vinayagar idols priced at Rs. 50,000. G. Moorthy The Hindu | Photo Credit: ERN
Vilachery terracotta dolls are famous kolu idols from Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
They can be traced back to 1965. They are made using the soil from Vilachery kanmoi.
The idols range from as low as ₹10 for a two-inch vegetable figurine with fine details to 10-foot Vinayagar idols priced at ₹50,000.
Read more about the Vilachery idols here
