A Rare Story Telling using Clay Toys in Telangana - "Mandahechchu" Community
Telanagna is a rich state in India with diverse folk arts and oral narratives. One such being the "MANDAHECHCHU"-oral form of storytelling of Shepard hero "KATAMRAJU", for "YADAVA COMMUNITY". Yadavas are the "Gollas" basically cattle and sheep breeders. They narrate the story of their ancestors and also about the origin of their community-as part of oral history. They are called by different synonymy names like "Mandapichollu" or " Mandichulu" and even "Bommalata vallu ". By and large they are mendicants belong to a Yadava-Golla community, but are known by different names across the region of Andhra Pradesh. Mandhechuor Mandahechchu again a sub sect or community of Buduga Jangama Community of artists. They narrate the story of "KATAMRAJU" known as "YADAVA PURANA" and receive alms/ donations from Golla community members. For narration of the story they use different "CLAY TOYS...