Navarathri – please share ideas/tips/suggestions/solutions etc….

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Hai Sudha,

thanks for opening this thread. useful for those who celebrated navarathiri. one or two tips - how to maintain the dolls. keep the dolls wrapped in old cotton cloth instead of wrapping with plastic covers. Also keep a small pocket of powdered Vasmbu with dolls so that they wont be spoiled by small insects.

If any idea strikes in my mind I will post.

 

Sudha ma the cheapest and easy padi are:

1- lowest one - palagas [ the one we use for sitting before doing pooja]
2 step- the small stainless steel dabas that can hold 2 kgs- cover it with kadapa stones
3 step- a cental table or put the bigger box the ones we use to keep attas - cover it with wooden planks
4 step - our study table
5 step - none other than our computer table.

i would suggest to keep empty spaces at both sides because we can use them for thematic idols.

hope this would solve for people who do not have a padi stand at home

nityakalyani

 

Nitya nice idea for making padi,last year my dad made and give me 5 padi using plywood,this time am planing for 7 padi but was wondering how to adjust two more..now your 1st two steps idea will work for me ....thanks a lot dear.

 

Dear Sudha,

good start and very useful thread..
lastyear me too painted dolls to keep them fresh and good looking, also i bought some dull dolls at cheap rate,and after that me and my dad we painted and gave them all fresh bright colour and good finishing,they all looked new after painting.
:cheers
deepu

 

hi.. thanks for starting this thread..

I currently live in US and this navaratri is the first one after my marriage any tips / ideas / suggestions for the golu? As u know, we dont get much traditional golu bommais here...

 

Dear Sudha madam,

I always admire Golu. We perform pooja during Navarathi but dont have the concept of Golu (neither my mom;s side has it nor my mil's side). Can you please let me know if I can start Golu even if it is not followed in our families?

- Sree