Tough
competition
For S Amarnath, S Surendar, S Aparna and their family, Navarathri is as important as Deepavali is to most others.
Vijayadasami
- short story by Na.Pichamurthi
‘A
home without a kolu will be afflicted with poverty.’ The child believed
this and tried to find a path to prosperity – with painful results. Vijaya Dasami is a touching story by Na. Pichamurthy, doyen of Tamil short
story. This is his centenary year and we are proud to feature a fine
translation by Lavanya.
Navarathri
Golu at Kumbakonam
Many temples including those dedicated to Aadi Kumbeswarar, Abhi
Mukeswarar, Kalahasteeshwarar etc., are celebrating the festival with
great pomp and splendour.
Kolu
based on Kural
The thematic arrangements of the kolu dolls were extremely good.
Golu
at home - Celebrating Navarathri
R Bharathi talks about
the tradition of Kolu in her home - from the humble beginning of just
three steps to the elaborate one of today.
Navarathri
Golu at Madhya Kailash
The minute I entered
the temple, the first thing I noticed was the special golu. Huge golu
steps lined the entrance to the Ananda Vinayakar shrine.
Navarathri
In
Tamil Nadu, the first three days of the festival are dedicated to Lakshmi,
the next three to Durga and the last three to Saraswati.
Dusshera
The highlight of the tenth day
is the burning of the effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakarna and his
son Indrajit.
Hina
- Matsuri
"Hina" is an ancient word meaning doll and "matsuri"
means festival. This festival has its origin about 1,000 years ago.
Legends
Legends of Navarathri - birth of Durga
mata, burning of the effigies and other stories connected to the festival
Shopping
special @ Ranganathan Street
Ranganathan Street - that ever popular destination for shopping in Chennai.
Get the lowdown on what goodies you get there and at what prices, this
festival season.
Golu
exhibition at Khadi Bhavan
There are over 500 varieties of dolls
on display and they have come from all over India - from local makers in
Chennai to Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Pondicherry and even Calcutta.
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