नवरात्रि गोलू (बोम्मई कोलु)

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka tradition of displaying stepped arrangements of dolls (bommai kolu or golu) representing cosmic hierarchy during Navratri. Women invite neighbors, exchange betel leaves and turmeric, and sing traditional songs. Each step represents different divine categories.

1. RecurrenceLunar — Ashvina · shukla pakṣa · tithi 1 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Navarathiri Golu (Bommai Kolu)textual
4. Name (hin/Deva)नवरात्रि गोलू (बोम्मई कोलु)textual
5. Name (tam/Taml)நவராத்திரி கொலுtextual
6. Name (tel/Telu)నవరాత్రి బొమ్మల కొలువుtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ನವರಾತ್ರಿ ಗೊಂಬೆtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)നവരാത്രി ഗൊലുtextual
9. Observed at21 templescommunity attested

• Temple 986b05b3deity-festival association
• Temple 1c5caa11deity-festival association
• Temple bb1f0a1fdeity-festival association
• Temple 4b4c174bdeity-festival association
• Temple 216b093edeity-festival association
• Temple 55c9c515deity-festival association
• Temple 770f4eaadeity-festival association
• Temple d736dc7bdeity-festival association
• Temple 4073b59bdeity-festival association
• Temple 84def3ffdeity-festival association
• Temple 0d17a936deity-festival association
• Temple 1f39a323deity-festival association
• And 9 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnNavarathiri Golu (Bommai Kolu)Tamil Nadu and Karnataka tradition of displaying stepped arrangements of dolls (bommai kolu or golu) representing cosmic hierarchy during Navratri. Women invite neighbors, exchange betel leaves and turmeric, and sing traditional songs. Each step represents different divine categories.
• hin / Devaनवरात्रि गोलू (बोम्मई कोलु)तमिलनाडु में नवरात्रि में घर में मिट्टी की मूर्तियाँ और गुड़ियाँ सजाने की परंपरा।
• tam / Tamlநவராத்திரி கொலுநவராத்திரியில் படிப்படியான மேடைகளில் பொம்மைகள் அமைத்து வழிபடும் தமிழ் மரபு.
• tel / Teluనవరాత్రి బొమ్మల కొలువు
• kan / Kndaನವರಾತ್ರಿ ಗೊಂಬೆ
• mal / Mlymനവരാത്രി ഗൊലു

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URN · navarathiri-golu