In
Southern states of Tamil Nadu and to a lesser
extent in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the
festival of Navarathri is called Kolu or Navratri
Golu, where women set up decorated planks in
a corner of the house and decorating it with
dolls which are collected over the years. The
origin of the word Kolu can be traced to Tamil
Kolu or Telugu Koluvai, which means a sovereign
sitting in his royal durbar. As per belief the
concept of arranging these Navratri
dolls on the plank is to depict that Goddess
Mahishasuramardini is sitting in her Kolu, prior
to the slaying of the demon Mahishasura
Traditionally Dandiyas were bamboo sticks about
feet in length. Today, Dandia Sticks come in
numerous size, color and style.
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