My grandmother has been keeping Golu at her home for less than a decade, except
couple of years due to grandfather’s illness and demise, she follows the custom
of arranging dolls yearly during the Navaratri festival. Navaratri, which means nine nights, is a
Hindu festival celebrated in devotion of the goddess of power, wealth and
knowledge and the end of the festival (10th day) is celebrated as
Vijayadashami or Dussehra.
This
year she couldn’t get support from anyone in setting up stairs for arranging the
dolls, so she just filled dolls on cupboard, table and on floor. The dolls are
a collection from her various trips to north Indian states and some other decorative
items are handmade by grandma. Here I share some photos on grandmother’s Golu
this year and the images were shot by mom with camera.
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| Here's a set of two south indian customs of marriage (on left) and first tonsure and ear boring of a child (on right). |
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| A set of playing cricket |
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| A rural setting of village and market |
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| This looks like a setting of forest and tribal lifestyle |
11 comments:
Interesting! Do they each symbolize something?
This is so interesting to note that there is such customs in your country.
I always see such doll displays at the museums in overseas to show how the villagers had lived.
Golu display is just so pleasing to the eyes... Hope to get invited to more golus next year :)
Destination Infinity
Your grandmother has a very impressive collection of dolls.
Your grandmother did a wonderful job arranging her beautiful dolls. Very nice to see and thank you for sharing.
Have a wonderful day!
I am impressed by Grandma's Golu ~ so colorful and creative and a wonderful tradition you have to share ~
Happy Day to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Lovely displays!
Hello, your grandmother's doll collection is beautiful. The tradition and display looks lovely. Wishing you a happy day!
These dolls are so beautiful and I really admire your grandmother's collection and of course the custom of arranging them for the Navaratri festival. What a wonderful celebration!
Elsie
Interesting sharing about your grandma's dolls arrangement.
She has collected a lot of dolls for sure.They make a very colorful display.
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