NAVRATRI...FESTIVAL OF NINE DIVINE NIGHTS
According to Hindu Calendar Navratri is being celebrated during October every year. Goddess Durga Devi, the supreme Deity of Power is invoked for the first three days.The next three days are devoted to Goddess of Wealth Lakshmi Devi and the last three days are devoted to Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge Saraswati Devi.During those nine days dolls depicting various forms of God and Goddess'and other socially relevant and dolls meant for entertainment are placed in nine steps. It is called KOLU. Mostly it is being celebrated as a ladies festival.A few photos of our KOLU is published.
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| A view of Kolu(First Step with entertaining dolls Second step with Saraswati and Asta Laksmi and Varalakshmi Third step with Lord's Ten incarnation and SriVaru of Tirupati and his Consort |
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| Kolam (An Auspicious drawing by Rice flour) |
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| A View of Kolu Fourth step with Sri Rama with Lakshmana and Sita Devi with Hanuman and on the right side Sri Krishna with Gopikas and on the top Lord Ganesha |
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| Modern toy Wind Mill |
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| A view of Kolu |
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| A trader with his wife |
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| Lord Rama with Brother Lakshmana and wife Sita and Hanuman |
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| Lord Krishna with Gopikas |
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| Goddess Saraswati Devi |
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