Navratri 2012 - Contest for Oct 2012

Hi,
Posting the photos of my first Golu at my house.
Ours is Americanized Indian Golu.

The first two steps are our Gods Ganesha,Krishna.
The third one has musicians
The fourth step depicts the seasonal celebrations here, Easter,Halloween and Thanksgiving.
The fifth one workers in various form.
The sixth one has lego vehicles and the house celebrating christmas.
The last one carries divas and flower decor and the lovely couple.

Addition to that we have Zoo-aquarium with different animals.

Thanks
Varalskhmi

 

We present traditional cum modren navarathri kolu for the year 2012.This year we have a traditional 5 step kolu and a village which is a themed kolu this year ,this golu shows the culture and tradition of our country .the theme "village" shows the daily happeninigs in a village which is lost in the busy cities it shows various activites like purchasing vegetables from vegetable vendors , fetching water from wells ,seeing potter,carpenter etc working around,various entertainments like pambatti,puli attam etc.our kolu also presents the traditional south indian marriage and janavasam apart from this the kolu includes dasavatharam,ashatalakshmi,various ganapathy,kanakdara set sri sanakara charyar,lord murugar, lord krishna,kamadhenu,lord shiva and parvathy ,pradhosham etc

 

This is Great both for contestants and for avid fans and appreciators of creative Golus

 

Hi lakshmi I like your village very much. Really you must have made a good attempt to collect such nice dolls. The busy workers look realistic. Kudos. Usha krishnan pinnal kolattam is unique. Vasera you are following the tradition in a far off land with the dolls available here. Nice effort. The zoo attracts me a lot.

 

Very nice!! Love the mummoorthis

 

Brillinat!! Loved it!

 

Re: Our Golu Arrangement for Navaratri Contest for Oct 2012

Excellent theme - very ncie idea and beautifully executed

 

Happy Navarathri to everyone!

Visit our Ganesha-Themed Golu to know more about our most favorite deity Ganesha.

It was an interesting experience researching about Ganesha (for e.g. kuttu, thoppukaranam thulasi stories were new to me), collecting ideas about various crafts (art using coffee decoction, quilling, embossing), making them and explaining to all our visitors.

Special thanks to my husband who encouraged and supported me by taking care of three small kids (5 yr old boy and 1.5 yr old twin girls) while I devoted time to do this.

• Traditional 5-Step Golu with exclusive Ganesha collection is the 5th step
• Each step has a Ganesha in the center in a different material
1. Paper Mache
2. Enamel
3. Glass
4. Brass
5. Wood
• Navadhanya (9 pulses) Pillaiyar Kolam
• Brass lamps dressed as Shakthi and Sivan
• Ganesha Yantra (Hand-made)
• Ganesha Symbolism (Hand-made with Manjadi Kuru i.e. the beads we use for Ganesha’s eyes)
• Ganesha Sloga Description (Mooshika Vahana)
• 13 different stories of Ganesha (with hand-made Ganeshas)

1. Birth of Ganesha
2. Cursing the Moon
3. Losing Tusk
4. Writing Mahabharatha
5. Assisting Murugar win Valli
6. Malai Kotti and Sri Ranganathar
7. Origin of Kaveri from Agasthiyar's Kamandalam
8. Cursing and Blessing Thulasi
9. Fruit of Knowledge
10. Blessing Avvaiyar by transforming her from an young girl to an aged woman
11. Kuttu Story
12. Thoppukaranam Story
13. Killing Kubera's pride

• 9 hand crafted Ganeshas made exclusively for this golu

1. Om Coffee Om - Made of Coffee Decotion and Glitter Glue
2. Glitter Gajanana - Made of glitter glue in different colors
3. CD Vinayaka - Made of cut CDs and chamki
4. Beaded Bal Ganesha - Made of Kundan Stones, Beads and Pearls
5. Thermocol Tridhatri - Made of colored thermocol balls
6. Embossed Ekadanta on Velvet Cloth
7. Leafy Lambodara - Made of Plastic Leaves and Stones
8. Swasthik Sumukha - Made of stones with Ganesha Pancharathnam and Ganesha slogas written inside
9. Quilled Vakratunda - Made with paper strips

• Lightning McQueen Race Track made of thermocol for my 5 yr old son who is crazy about cars
• Thamboolam included Elephant Nethi Pattam with Ganesha on one side and Guruvayurappan on the other
• Older kids were gifted “Stories about Ganesha” book while the younger ones were thrilled about “Copy to Color” Ganesha book

 

Pics of the race track