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Vidhya Venkitakrishnan






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Maha Periyava Saranam
Hara Hara Sankara Jaya Jaya Sankara
Welcome to Shivans Traditional Golu 2022
Highlights this Year
Navratri golu is always close to my heart as I take enormous efforts
to go the extra mile in making it look unique every year alongside
maintaining a traditional effect. I believe Golu is all about
presenting bommais in a virtually appealing manner with utmost
love and devotion.
My main golu padi is handmade from scratch not store bought.
Moreover, the other golu padis are built using cardboard boxes,
books and planks. One prominent thing to note is that most of my
golu bommais are carefully handpicked, unique as well as realistic.
The backdrop for this year’s golu is a lotus themed one wherein
you may find few bommais on a lotus pedestal / base to go in line
with this theme.
Navratri is one of the most auspicious festivals dedicated to
Goddess Durga. Inspired by these beautiful nine colours and nine
nights around this festival, my Golu showcases nine themes
associated with nine gods.
The concepts / themes associated with nine Gods are as under:
God / Goddess Bommais
1) Durga/Lakshmi/saraswathi – Ashtalakshmis &
devis
2) Rama (Ramarin kathaikal ) – Ramyana scenes
3) Krishna (Goloka Vrindavan) – Krishna leelai
4) Perumal darshanam – Perumal divya
desam
5) Swamy Ayyappa - Sabarimalai set
6) Shiva – Pancha bootha
sthalas
7) Guruvayurappan - Krishna thulabharam
8) Maha Periyava - Periyava
9) Vishnu - Dasavatharam
1) MAIN GOLU ( 9 PADI ) FEATURING :
A range of dolls from :
Marapachi dolls, artisans, animals etc
Saibaba, thiruvalluvar, Ramanujam, munivar, sangeetha
thrimurthigal
Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi, Ramar pattabhishekam, bal
hanuman, panchmukha hanuman and many more
Ashtalakshmis
Dasavatharam
Murugan/Valli and Devayanai
Vitala and Raghumayee
Standing Mahaperiyava
Lord Ayyappa / Guruvayurappan
Ulagalandha Perumal & AthiVaradhar
Karumari amman & Annapoorani
Aishwarya Shivan
Ram hugging hanuman & Hanuman carrying Ram/Lakshman
Ananthashayanam
2) THEME 2 : RAMAYANA SCENES ( 5 steps)
3) THEME 3: GOLOKA VRINDAVAN/ KRISHNARIN LEELAIGAL (5 steps)
4) THEME 4: PERUMAAL MAHIMAI - DIVYA DESAM PERUMAAL ( 7 steps)
- Anjuvai Amudham - (Srirangam / Thirumalai /
Kanchipuram / Melkote / Thiru allikeni)
- Perumal with Bhoodevi and Sreedevi
- Garuda Sevai
- Utsava Perumal in Oonjal
5) THEME 5: PANCHABOOTHA STHALAS - (SKY/AIR/WATER/FIRE/ EARTH)
6) THEME 6: MARRIAGE RITUALS / TRADITIONS:
Jaanavaasam / Reception - Kalyaanam - Kalyaana
Sadhya/Saapadu
Seemantham / Baby Shower ceremony
Naming ceremony & Ear Piercing ceremony
6) THEME 6: SPORTS & RECREATIONS
Fun at the Park/ Wildlife - Cricket (Spirit of India)- Board
Games - Carrom Board - Buddha worship
7) THEME 7: VILLAGE LIFE / NOSTALGIA – A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
8) THEME 8: TEMPLES - KAILASHA DARSHANAM - KODI PUNYAM
- SABRIMALAI IRUMUDI KETTU
10) HANDMADE DOLLS FEATURING:
Aandal Rangamannar Baby Andaal Shri Lakshmi
Varahaswamy
Ram/Sita Iyer Bride and groom with tamboolam Shiva/
Parvati
Saraswati devi
11) MINI GOLU
12) DURGA HANDMADE ART & RANGOLI
Have a memorable golu hopping and I hope you all enjoy
viewing my golu as much as I enjoyed setting it up.
Durga Lakshmi Saraswathiye Namaha…
Happy Navratri!!!
Golu Video:



Maha Periyava Saranam
Hara Hara Sankara Jaya Jaya Sankara
Welcome to Shivans Traditional Golu 2022
Highlights this Year
Navratri golu is always close to my heart as I take enormous efforts
to go the extra mile in making it look unique every year alongside
maintaining a traditional effect. I believe Golu is all about
presenting bommais in a virtually appealing manner with utmost
love and devotion.
My main golu padi is handmade from scratch not store bought.
Moreover, the other golu padis are built using cardboard boxes,
books and planks. One prominent thing to note is that most of my
golu bommais are carefully handpicked, unique as well as realistic.
The backdrop for this year’s golu is a lotus themed one wherein
you may find few bommais on a lotus pedestal / base to go in line
with this theme.
Navratri is one of the most auspicious festivals dedicated to
Goddess Durga. Inspired by these beautiful nine colours and nine
nights around this festival, my Golu showcases nine themes
associated with nine gods.
The concepts / themes associated with nine Gods are as under:
God / Goddess Bommais
1) Durga/Lakshmi/saraswathi – Ashtalakshmis &
devis
2) Rama (Ramarin kathaikal ) – Ramyana scenes
3) Krishna (Goloka Vrindavan) – Krishna leelai
4) Perumal darshanam – Perumal divya
desam
5) Swamy Ayyappa - Sabarimalai set
6) Shiva – Pancha bootha
sthalas
7) Guruvayurappan - Krishna thulabharam
8) Maha Periyava - Periyava
9) Vishnu - Dasavatharam
1) MAIN GOLU ( 9 PADI ) FEATURING :
A range of dolls from :
Marapachi dolls, artisans, animals etc
Saibaba, thiruvalluvar, Ramanujam, munivar, sangeetha
thrimurthigal
Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi, Ramar pattabhishekam, bal
hanuman, panchmukha hanuman and many more
Ashtalakshmis
Dasavatharam
Murugan/Valli and Devayanai
Vitala and Raghumayee
Standing Mahaperiyava
Lord Ayyappa / Guruvayurappan
Ulagalandha Perumal & AthiVaradhar
Karumari amman & Annapoorani
Aishwarya Shivan
Ram hugging hanuman & Hanuman carrying Ram/Lakshman
Ananthashayanam
2) THEME 2 : RAMAYANA SCENES ( 5 steps)
3) THEME 3: GOLOKA VRINDAVAN/ KRISHNARIN LEELAIGAL (5 steps)
4) THEME 4: PERUMAAL MAHIMAI - DIVYA DESAM PERUMAAL ( 7 steps)
- Anjuvai Amudham - (Srirangam / Thirumalai /
Kanchipuram / Melkote / Thiru allikeni)
- Perumal with Bhoodevi and Sreedevi
- Garuda Sevai
- Utsava Perumal in Oonjal
5) THEME 5: PANCHABOOTHA STHALAS - (SKY/AIR/WATER/FIRE/ EARTH)
6) THEME 6: MARRIAGE RITUALS / TRADITIONS:
Jaanavaasam / Reception - Kalyaanam - Kalyaana
Sadhya/Saapadu
Seemantham / Baby Shower ceremony
Naming ceremony & Ear Piercing ceremony
6) THEME 6: SPORTS & RECREATIONS
Fun at the Park/ Wildlife - Cricket (Spirit of India)- Board
Games - Carrom Board - Buddha worship
7) THEME 7: VILLAGE LIFE / NOSTALGIA – A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
8) THEME 8: TEMPLES - KAILASHA DARSHANAM - KODI PUNYAM
- SABRIMALAI IRUMUDI KETTU
10) HANDMADE DOLLS FEATURING:
Aandal Rangamannar Baby Andaal Shri Lakshmi
Varahaswamy
Ram/Sita Iyer Bride and groom with tamboolam Shiva/
Parvati
Saraswati devi
11) MINI GOLU
12) DURGA HANDMADE ART & RANGOLI
Have a memorable golu hopping and I hope you all enjoy
viewing my golu as much as I enjoyed setting it up.
Durga Lakshmi Saraswathiye Namaha…
Happy Navratri!!!
Golu Video:


