INTRO

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!!!

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!!!