Everything in the kolu arrangement at the home of 88-year-old GS Kalpakam at Kasturi Estate in Radhakrishnan Salai offers a mixed flavour of history, tradition and culture. Three important life stages ...

CHENNAI: It was a literal feast for the senses at Anna Nagar Tower Park on Wednesday as children dressing up as various leaders took position on 24 steps, presenting themselves as a beautiful human ...

Bommai kolu, bombe habba, bommala pangdaga… the festive display of dolls during Navaratri days is called by various names in South Indian states. It wasn’t popular in Kerala, except among some ...

Idol talk: The Chari family from Sanpada displays their special Kolu set of dolls that is arranged in most houses during Navratri. The Kolu arrangement is usually the domain of the young girls and ...

PUNE: Kolu is a celebration of worshipping 'Devi' (universal mother) for nine nights - three days each for the goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi. <div class ...

I’ve carried forward the tradition of displaying kolu from my mother, who would display her kolu dolls every year without fail. I’ve been doing it for the past 12 years,” begins Carnatic singer ...