Category: Kreeda And Traditional Games

My last blog for Dussera, features a Shiva and Parvati seated on a Nandi. There are numerous stories of Shiva and Parvati playing dice together. There is no actual evidence of the game they played – all we know is that they played a game of dice. Dice are small throwable objects that rest in…

This Saraswati doll is the pair of my Lakshmi from the previous blog. She is a little run down but again has a soft and gentle expression. What I miss though is this beautiful Saraswati from years ago. Keeping Golu has always been, in our home at least a production. We never had premade steps.…

This Golu doll of Lakshmi is quite old and definitely needs a little touch up. But nothing can mask the serenity on the face.

This exquisite and elegantly crafted Gitopadesham made of clay is over 40 years old

A quick glance at the array of Golu dolls brings my attention to Andal. The only female Alvar among the twelve Hindu poet-saints of South India

My Golu doll – Lord Balaji – is made of clay and is part of a set with his consort Padmavathi. Although almost 30 years old, the colours are rich and glowing even today.

With the tale of Rama and Sita in the third blog, it follows that the next must be Hanuman!

The story of Rama journeying into the forest is an immortal one. Everyone of us have read it with a myriad emotions from the complete contempt tinged with a bit of understanding for Kaikeyi to the awe at Bharatha’s behaviour; from the fear for Sita when Ravana carries her away to the nail-biting thrill of…

Golu brings out the child in all of us. Dolls, settings, decorations – all contribute to boundless fun. To be able to grow up, face the world and yet find within us the essence of innocence keeps us grounded. It is this innocence that Krishna embodies and this story of play captures it for us.

Ganesha has long been known as the one who removes obstacles from your way. People pray to him at the beginning of every pooja, or every effort to achieve something that is important to them.