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Namaskaram🙏🏻 This is Kavitha from Valasaravakkam, Chennai. My family have been keeping golu for the past decade and post marriage have been keeping golu for past 3years.

#Enga aathu golu#2024

Nothing like the Golu festival ushers in an abundance of happiness, hope and deep sense of satisfaction.

Here we are with our exquisite display of our dolls to bring up the same back in everyone's eyes.

*Theme 1 : Rare / Unique dolls*
This year we limited up on the number of themes and concentrated on Collection of Unique dolls to bring up an *Awwh!* reaction to everyone. Here are our newcomers..
*Vinayagar & Murugar hands on shoulder
*Ashta bujanga perumal (Perumal with 8 hands)
*Ramar Anjaneyar Alinganam
*Unnodu Aivar aanom (Ramar-Gugan Natpu)
*Murugan-Pillayar Uppumootai
*Arthanareeswarar dhyanam
*Mylapore temple history (Parvathi Devi coming in the form of peacock and worshipping Sivan)
*Kovai Anjaneyar (ashta amsa varadha Anjaneyar - Anjaneyar with 8 unique specialities/features)
*Oldest doll collections of Vishnu Maya and
*Lord Krishna sleeping in his throne.
*Handmade dolls made out of korai mat
*Standing Saraswathi doll
*Vishnu durgai
*Different poses of Ganesha (sayana & sitting pose) Anjaneya (with veenai and yoga ajaneyar)

*Theme 2 : 18 Siddhargal*
We have brought into our golu the display of short stories of the 18 siddhars.

*Theme 3 : Tiruvannamalai Girivalam*
Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara temple, the mountain behind, the Girivala paathai with people going on a Girivala , the ashta lingas and Ramana & seshadri ashramam, and finally the Mahadeepam or Jothi is depicted in our golu in this theme.

*Theme 4 : Krishna Leela* Right from vasudeva carrying the baby Krishna, the gopiyar Krishna, the kusela Krishna story, Radha Krishna, baby Krishna sleeping in his throne, all are brought into this theme.

*Theme 5: Women Empowerment*
One step of the golu is completely dedicated to the female godesses Durga, lakshmi, Saraswathi, karumariamman, Vishnu durgai

*Theme 6 : Small age Gods/Bala paruva kadavulgal*
Bala Vinayagar, Bala murugan, Bala krishnar, Bala anjaneyar, Bala tirupurasundari take one row completely.

*Theme 7 : Panchaloka Golu*
All panjaloka vigrahams took over some place in one of our steps highlighting its presence in the padi.

*Theme 8 : Kanagadhara stotram* The story behind the evolution of Kanagadhara stotram is brought up here

*Theme 9 : Birth of Murugan*
The birth of Murugan is depicted through the scene of Sarvana poigai by the handmade dolls which are placed over lotus flowers

*Theme 10 : Murugan Thiruvilayadal*

- Sutta pazham venuma sudatha pazham venuma - The story of Lord Murugan playing with Avvaiyar has been shown here.
- Appanuke paadam sonna subbaiya - Lord Muruga recites the meaning of Pranva mantra OM to Lord Shiva in the hills of Swamimalai which is depicted here in this theme. Also, the recital of Arunagirinadhar's *Thiruezhukootrirukkai* is shown here.

Thank you! Hope everyone likes our Golu!