On the ninth day, Saraswati Devi , the Goddess of learning and knowledge, is worshipped. People place books and musical instruments next to the Golu arrangement. Ayudai pooja worship and thanksgiving to tools and implements and vehicles is performed. Gratitude is expressed for all kinds of vehicles such as buses, cars, and trucks and tools such as water pumps, chisels, hammers, and the plow. On the tenth and last day, Vijayadasami , the day of victory, is celebrated.
This is considered the most auspicious day of all - to start new ventures and journeys, and a day to start learning new skills. On this day, the Golu dolls are symbolically put to sleep, and then, packed the day after. Till they are brought out of their boxes the following year. Most people light lamps, draw colorful kolams rangoli or floor decoration , perform aarti , recite shlokas holy chants , and offer special dishes, especially a protein-rich dish called sundal made of legumes , with some sweets and fruits every day.
During the Golu set-up, women invite other women and honor them by gifting betel leaves, coconuts, fruits, flowers, bangles, turmeric, kumkum vermilion powder and prasadam devotional offering of food made for the Divine and then distributed among people. It is an ideal time for families to display their creativity. The festival is a delightful reminder of the rich and colorful historical and cultural heritage of India!
A glorious occasion to eat and meet in harmonious communion! Inputs by Sivagama Visharada, Sivasri. Experience authentic and traditional Navratri pujas, homas, and yagnas with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar via live webcast. Being down south, I have experienced this every year. A very close friend does this every year and each year she has this one set up that is so new. And so creative too. This year, she did this entire food street like that of VV puram. Pity I could only see her pics as I was out of town.
Your pics made me relive those happy times I spend visiting the Golus in the vicinity. Loved the way you have explained it all. I have few Tamilian friends and they invite us every year for golu. I never knew about this way of celebrating navratri until I came to Bangalore. This looks like such an interesting and very colourful festival. The dolls are so intricate and quite an impressive display when all together too.
What an interesting festival and one less known about even when I was in India. The celebration Is a long nine-day dolls festival in line with dushera but needs to be made popular. Love the collection of different dolls and seems it is well prepared for and an integral part of the culture.
Thanks for sharing. Bommai Golu during Navaratri was a very unique experience for me when I was invited by a friend to her house for this celebration in Bengaluru. The cute display of the little dolls was so colorful and what was even more impressive was the effort in making the whole thing! I am truly delighted to read this post as not only is it sharing about something so unique on Indian culture, it is also in a way continuing the amazing heritage and tradition!
I loved the detailed account and the facts you shared. I first got to know about Golu in and I loved the concept. Many of my colleagues here in Bangalore keep the dolls and I love their pictures. I even wrote a post in Interesting to read nevertheless — we do something similar during Janmashtmi. I was always curious to know about these dolls and today I know the exact reason. This is very interesting and must be really fun as well.
I just loved the way you built up small schools, and gardens. This is a very interesting tradition and one I was not aware of. I love the fact that the dolls are all handmade and passed down from generation to generation, such a nice tradition. Thanks for all your research. Bommai Golu sounds like a wonderful festival celebrating women. I love how it brings back memories of preparation with your grandpa. What a fun celebration of dolls and women in general. This was so interesting to read!!
I am fascinated by the tradition of this Navaratri festival. It is beautiful, that many of these dolls are given from one generation to another, this is a very nice tradition.
I also really like the fact that this is all handmade and with so much love to the details. So many great things to look at. Such traditions are really important to be kept alive and given and taught from parents to children. Such a well-articulated post. Loved all the details and the amazing pictures. I loved going to houses when invited to see the golu. Every body knows about the charm of Durgo Puja but not much about the rituals. Thank you so much for such a beautiful enlightening and fascinating post.
Wow, Meenu thank you for enlightening me with the significance of Golu. A friend of mine carries out the ritual and has been sending us pictures of the gods every year, but I was always intrigued by the story behind this ritual. Love the meticulous detailing of this narrative. Thank you so much for sharing these little snippets from your life too. You might also like. View Pic Read More. Google Trends. Brazil vs Colombia. Ethereum eth. Binance Coin bnb.
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