special importance?
2. Write a few lines about the Bommai-Kolu floor-arrangen
that Reema talks about.
3. In what order are the dolls arranged in the Japanese festi
dolls?
hink and answer.
Reema says “Isn't it so wonderful?” What is wonderful?
Look at the words passed on from one generation to anot
List down some things that we can get from our parents
and grandparents. Should they be just objects or someth
else too?
Answers
Answer:
Golu is the festive display of dolls and figurines in South India during the autumn festive season, particularly around the multiday Navaratri (Dussehra, Dasara) festival of Hinduism. These displays are typically thematic, narrating a legend from a Hindu text or a secular cultural issue. They are also known as Kolu, Gombe Habba, Bommai Kolu or Bommala Koluvu.[1][2][3]
Golu / Kolu
Tamil: Bomma Kolu
Telugu: Bommala Koluvu
Kannada: Gombe Habba
Navratri Golu.jpg
Golu dolls arrangement in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Also called Navaratri Kolu
Observed by Kannadigas, Tamilians, Telugus
Type Hindu
Celebrations Navratri
Observances Story telling with dolls, family visits
Begins Mahalaya
Ends Vijayadashami
Related to Navratri
Each displayed item in a golu display is sometimes called golu doll or equivalent. These are typically made by rural artisans from clay and local materials then brightly painted. They are generally arranged in an odd number of padis (tiers) to tell a story. Goddess-related themes are common, along with developments such as anticipated wedding within the family and of friends.[2][4] During the golu display season, families visit each other with gifts to view and chit-chat over the golu display, share festive foods, and sometimes play music or sing devotional songs together.[4][5] Major Hindu temples such as the Meenakshi temple arrange elaborate golu displays each year for Navaratri.[6][7][8] Originally a Tamil Brahmin practice, Golu displays are now popular in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and among their diaspora communities.
EtymologyEdit
Radha Krishna as Kolu dolls.