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Bommai Golu
Why is it in News?
- South Indian Navaratri tradition ‘Bommai Golu’ is being celebrated virtually due to covid-19 crisis.
Bommai Golu:
- It is the south Indian tradition of displaying dolls.
- 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.
- Each displayed item in a golu display is sometimes called golu dollor 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.
- It includes inviting guests home to sing together, sharing bowls of piping hot sundal and go golu hopping.
- Major Hindu temples such as the Meenakshi temple arrange elaborate golu displays each year for Navaratri.
- Originally a Tamil Brahmin practice, Golu displays are now popular in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
