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There is simply a contented of buying ‘kolu’ dolls and put them astatine home/workplaces/schools during the 9 days of Navaratri. While pujas are conducted successful the morning, evenings travel live with radical visiting each other’s kolu.
Some Navaratri enthusiasts marque originative displays by bringing unsocial features to the kolu display. They make their ain miniature versions of elaborate arrangements of taxable parks, pools, palaces, etc. This is besides the clip erstwhile temples, creation schools and taste organisations behaviour creation and taste programmes featuring up-and-coming talents.
Photo: K. Murali Kumar
Handpainted Golu dolls displayed for merchantability astatine a B.R. Dasara Doll's store successful Basavangudi successful Bengaluru connected Sept 20, 2025. There is simply a contented of buying Golu dolls and put them astatine location during the 9 days of Navaratri.
Photo: K.K. NAJEEB
Bommakolu show arranged astatine Sreedharma Shastra Temple, Pazhaya Nadakkavu Pandisamooha Math, successful Thrissur connected Sept 21, 2025. While pujas are conducted successful the morning, evenings travel live with radical visiting each other’s kolu.
Photo: NIRMAL HARINDRAN
The yearly procession carrying Navaratri idols starts from Padmanabhapuram palace each year. Here it is seen passing done the streets of Karamana successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Sept 22, 2025.
Photo: H.S. MANJUNATH
Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha temple being illuminated connected the juncture of Navaratri celebrations, successful Mangaluru connected Sunday, Sept 21, 2025. Some temples besides show a mentation of their kolu figures.
Photo: M. PERIASAMY
An accumulation and merchantability of golu dolls astatine Poompuhar connected Big Bazaar Street successful Coimbatore. The dolls are made of clay and insubstantial mache, person been sourced from Selvapuram and Madhampatty adjacent the city.
Photo: R. RAGU
Governor R.N. Ravi looking astatine the Navaratri Kolu Festival astatine Raj Bhavan successful Chennai connected Sept 22, 2025. Some workplaces, temples and different organisations put a show of dolls each twelvemonth to bring connected a festive cheer.
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People look astatine the Navaratri festive display, arranged by the Bharatha Brahmana Maha Sabha, successful Chikkamagaluru, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.
Photo: K. MURALI KUMAR
Handmade 'Golu' dolls made by Lalitha Prasad with 25 concepts connected the time 1 of Navaratri festival (Dasara), at her residence successful Poornaprajna Layout Uttarahalli, in Bengaluru connected Sept 22, 2025. Some Navaratri enthusiasts marque originative displays of their ain mentation by bringing unsocial features to the kolu display.
Photo: H. VIBHU
'Bommakolu' displayed arsenic portion of Navarathri festival, astatine the Gramajana Samooham successful Kochi. People measurement retired and soak successful the Navaratri festivities arsenic the celebrations scope its peak.
Photo: NIRMAL HARINDRAN
The streets adjacent Saraswati temple successful Poojapura is lit up successful colours arsenic portion of the ongoing Navaratri festival successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Sept 23, 2025. This is besides the clip erstwhile temples, creation schools and taste organisations behaviour creation and taste programmes featuring up-and-coming talents.
