Oct 5, 2011

Navratri Golu ....

     Hi friends, 'Wish you all a happy Navratri !!! ' . Hope you are having a great time with friends and family ...;-) ;-)
     During the festival of Navratri in South India, it is customary in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, as well as in some Tamil communities within Sri Lanka, to display a "Kolu" (also Golu, or Bombe Habba or Bommai Kolu or Bommala Koluvu). This is an exhibition of various dolls and figurines in odd (usually 7, 9, or 11) numbered tiers ("padis"). [Excerpt : Wikipedia] 
     This week in Chennai, there was a golu exhibition where more than 69000 dolls were displayed for the Guinness World Records. Here are some pictures from the event .... 

 Display of various dolls in 9 tiers....
When the Guinness record was presented ....
 Musicians ...


Village scene : Bullock cart ... 
 Depiction of 'The Thirsty Crow' story ...
 A typical market scene : Vendors selling their products ...
 Marriage Procession .....


After the harvest .. 


I am linking this to the Weekly Story at Colours Dekor  and the Itz' Festival Time blog party at my blog. Hope to see you guys too there at the party ;-) ;-) ... !!!


 

Posted by Emreen at 1:07 PM
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15 comments:

  1. notyet100October 5, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Thnks for sharing such awesome pics:) hppy festival

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  2. yyamOctober 7, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    Oh wow! Love the colours on the figurines! So festive! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Linda @ Life and LindaOctober 7, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    These are wonderful! So colorful and cute. I found you by other blogs. Thank you for sharing these wonderful gems.

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  4. LakshmiRPOctober 8, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    Guinness record is news to me! may be i was too busy with Navarathri Golu at home along with 9 new dresses i made for my daughter as it is custom for every Navarathri!

    Please do visit my Navarathri Posts here!

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  5. Confessions of a Plate AddictOctober 8, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Amazing display! Happy festival! Hope you are having a great weekend!...hugs...Debbie

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  6. UnknownOctober 8, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    An amazing display, and what a lovely tradition. I really find it interesting that so many scenes are depicted from your daily lives. Very unique. Thanks for stopping by and inviting me here to your blog.

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  7. Chari at Happy To DesignOctober 8, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Hello Emreen...

    Ohhh my...what an awesome and unique display! I loved getting a look at a few of the figurines! What fun!

    I just wanted to come by to say hello and also to thank you for your recent visit to my blog. I really enjoyed your sweet note and invitation to join your party. I'm sorry that I haven't joined...I seem to be running very late here lately. I do appreciate your kindness! Thank you again, my friend!

    Warmest wishes,
    Chari @Happy To Design

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  8. VaishnaviOctober 9, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    aww...so cute!! love them all :)

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  9. AnonymousOctober 9, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Oh my gosh.. really!! Thats absolutely stunning!! wow!!

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  10. A Sunny Yellow WindowOctober 10, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Gosh that's some doll collection, must've been a treat to go around the place right..

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  11. Rahul BhatiaOctober 10, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    An interesting post. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. JoannOctober 11, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    GREAT Photos!Thanks for visting,and sharing! Joann

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  13. raOctober 11, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    lovely pice ..

    Navratri wishes to you and all at home!!!

    regards
    rahul

    (apologies for the late wishes!!!)

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  14. raOctober 11, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    typo pics*

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  15. AnonymousOctober 16, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    wow ths s stunning...the array s neat and itz cool to see

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