This is the second part of the Navarathiri. I must thank Lakshmi Manni (Coimbatore/NY). She presented us a set of designer art work. I arranged the design as per the picture below.

Our arrangement

Our friend Rekha (an excellent artist) came by and rearranged the items as below. We needed an artist's touch to bring to life the designs.

Thanks to Lakshmi & Rekha.

Navarathiri 2013

I have restarted the blog with Navarathiri which is my favorite time of the year. I enjoy the visits to & from my friends, catching up on our own activities. This Navarathiri post is dedicated to my late father, Shri K. S. Sahasranaman who also enjoyed this festival, my wife & children and the persons who have who have kept the Golu tradition alive (wherever they are on this blessed planet).

My favorite time of the year. Navarathi (meaning 9 nights in Sanskrit) is celebrated with a Golu.  The Golu is a display of dolls on a step structure. The number of steps should be odd. The steps set up using different materials. A quick search in the Internet shows Golu steps made from a combination of small tables, old thick books to a series of different box sizes. Let me say, it is only limited by ones imagination. 

My Golu steps are in the form of metal stand which needs to be assembled for the festival. The stand is then disassembled for easy storage. The stand is more than 20 years old. The series of photographs will show assembly sequence.

Pic 1 - The pieces of the Golu steps

Pic 2 - The assembled steps

Pic 3 - Work in progress

Pic 4 - Finished Product

Pic 5 - At the left of the Golu, items purchased on my trips

Pic 6 - The Golu lamp tied with a saree.