tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post2265022137735580960..comments2024-02-10T17:29:10.269+05:30Comments on Raji's Ramblings: NAVARATHRI - A SEASON FOR DOLLSRAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-25360240647392402722008-10-08T12:43:00.000+05:302008-10-08T12:43:00.000+05:30Devika, thanks - wish you and everyone else the sa...Devika, thanks - wish you and everyone else the same.<BR/><BR/>Alaphia, are you missing Chennai? :)RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-10766272260317023052008-10-06T21:33:00.000+05:302008-10-06T21:33:00.000+05:30This is definitely my favourite festival!This is definitely my favourite festival!Alaphia Zoyabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407523065033603718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-71874600303879988352008-10-05T23:00:00.000+05:302008-10-05T23:00:00.000+05:30Seasons Greetings, Raji!forgot to wish..devikaSeasons Greetings, Raji!<BR/><BR/>forgot to wish..<BR/>devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-40020800120389783112008-10-05T21:52:00.000+05:302008-10-05T21:52:00.000+05:30I remember my friend Bhanumati who used to arrange...I remember my friend Bhanumati who used to arrange Kolu and serve us thamboolam...<BR/><BR/>Happy days..Thank you for bringing back those meories..in these days when I celebrate Ramlila and Dussehra here in Delhi. <BR/><BR/>The Kolu photos look so colourful...lovely!<BR/><BR/>see you again, Raji!<BR/>devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-25425780110802301762008-10-05T12:46:00.000+05:302008-10-05T12:46:00.000+05:30Thank you everyone.Kallu , your friend found a ni...Thank you everyone.<BR/><BR/>Kallu , your friend found a nice way to socialise - we do need a lot of that.<BR/><BR/>Blogeswari, nothing like the Mylapore Mada veedhis for that atmosphere of sanctity and colour,and let's face it, some rough and ready rudeness from the hawkers.<BR/><BR/>Webradio, Hope your daughter likes the pictures of the dolls - they are all made of clay, and are not soft, but hard, baked (in ovens or kilns) and painted in the brilliant colours.<BR/><BR/>Sandra, the joy one gets in sharing the festival is indescribable. Glad you liked the pictures.<BR/><BR/>Namaki, I am glad you found it interesting, and that the pictures could convey some of the atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>Maddy, I did walk down the street, with my mother, just to look at the dolls. I may have made a spectacle of myself, clicking those pictures. :-). But was worth it. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, Chipie.<BR/><BR/>Karthik , too right.<BR/><BR/>Kat, good point. Somehow the two came as a set and my mother got just the two....but there were other dolls of the Devi.<BR/><BR/>Kamini, all of us felt that - the getting ready and setting up of the kolu - how we enjoyed it, in varying degrees of enthusiasm.<BR/><BR/>Swarna, most homes had these made to order makeshift steps! Thanks for the link.<BR/><BR/>Venky, nostalgia time!<BR/><BR/>Just someone, thanks for dropping by and sharing your feelings.<BR/><BR/>Lakshmi, hope the memories of Navarathri made you happy.RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-65119543878793858172008-10-05T11:29:00.000+05:302008-10-05T11:29:00.000+05:30i miss navathri soo much. thanks for bring the mem...i miss navathri soo much. thanks for bring the memories back.Lakshmi Bharadwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212991591359341995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-79480824448053799762008-10-04T20:13:00.000+05:302008-10-04T20:13:00.000+05:30I love this festival:) the creativity involved is...I love this festival:) the creativity involved is amazing. Even though we never used to buy new ones often, I used to look forward to it as a kid - a lot! <BR/><BR/>now, miss the whole planning and arranging <BR/><BR/>Beautiful pictures, makes me wish I was in Chennai... and you are right! it is a great festivalAnya Padyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292308457359940182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-51749531480969190952008-10-04T16:45:00.000+05:302008-10-04T16:45:00.000+05:30Very nice to read both Maiji & your blogs on K...Very nice to read both Maiji & your blogs on KOLU . My mother indulged<BR/>in it like Maiji used to when my sister was young say for 3 or 4<BR/>years. She used to enjoy dressing in her new pavadai, with flowers in<BR/>the hair etc.I remember visiting neighbours for sundal with a<BR/>group of my boy friends.I used to enjoy the various sundals ,plus<BR/>could stay outdoors with my friends about an hour or two late than<BR/>usual. In fact sundal was the side dish for dinner too.<BR/><BR/>VENKYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-79086100757037357402008-10-04T10:57:00.000+05:302008-10-04T10:57:00.000+05:30RajiI put up the pic of a homely kolu, and linked ...Raji<BR/>I put up the pic of a homely kolu, and linked here.Swarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623334723468773313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-31908122762551919032008-10-04T10:44:00.000+05:302008-10-04T10:44:00.000+05:30Raji, Thanks for those vibrant pics.I miss Chennai...Raji, Thanks for those vibrant pics.<BR/>I miss Chennai at Kolu time.<BR/>We used to set up a 5-step display, and by the side of it a small 'park'. The steps were never the readymade ones. Instead rice tins and boxes of suitable sizes, planks, and anything else that could go into the base, did. And the display was always satisfying.<BR/>I'm trying to share one such here - unsuccessfully.<BR/>I updated my 'Happy Dussera' post.<BR/>God bless!Swarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623334723468773313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-58116317519744155322008-10-04T06:27:00.000+05:302008-10-04T06:27:00.000+05:30Lovely, Raji. This brought on such a wave of nosta...Lovely, Raji. This brought on such a wave of nostalgia!<BR/>Kamini.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-23809292133154625582008-10-03T19:13:00.000+05:302008-10-03T19:13:00.000+05:30A nice treatise on Kolu backed with interesting pi...A nice treatise on Kolu backed with interesting pics.<BR/><BR/>Why is Parvathi doll alone missing at home?Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469394323819969371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-6856708168945761452008-10-03T16:04:00.000+05:302008-10-03T16:04:00.000+05:30BTW if i didnt say this earlier - i totally agree ...BTW if i didnt say this earlier - i totally agree with webradio's brilliant reply to this post. Never could have said it better! Totally understandable...Karthik Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867676758625854038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-60593665694728462482008-10-03T16:03:00.000+05:302008-10-03T16:03:00.000+05:30festive spirit at its best... :) from our own pret...festive spirit at its best... :) from our own prety dolly. Always a delight! Yeah this is way better than facebook or orkut and brings out the artistic talents of both the maker and the decorator...Karthik Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867676758625854038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-32941779325894346682008-10-03T01:27:00.000+05:302008-10-03T01:27:00.000+05:30Bonsoir !C'est très joli et intéressant. Cela nous...Bonsoir !<BR/><BR/>C'est très joli et intéressant. Cela nous dépayse. J'aime les poupées !Chipiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221583932858366490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-54112530282406550062008-10-02T21:40:00.000+05:302008-10-02T21:40:00.000+05:30I call this saying things with pictures - lovely -...I call this saying things with pictures - lovely - for I can imagine myself walking through those very streets..<BR/>Now i was wondering how you took those snaps. from a car or walking through the streets ? what a spectacle you would have made if it was the latter - people would have murmured "paru american maamiyakkum avaal - photo eduthinde irukkku..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-25360589026158561382008-10-02T21:18:00.000+05:302008-10-02T21:18:00.000+05:30a very interesting article about your culture ! an...a very interesting article about your culture ! and nice pictures to go with it !namakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262121436578944813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-45437702339177507742008-10-02T20:53:00.000+05:302008-10-02T20:53:00.000+05:30Great post Raji, love all the pictures! And I agre...Great post Raji, love all the pictures! And I agree, there's nothing like festival!SandraReehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305161476021509074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-39283126803676910152008-10-02T13:17:00.000+05:302008-10-02T13:17:00.000+05:30Bonjour Raji !très jolies photos, et le texte est ...Bonjour Raji !<BR/>très jolies photos, et le texte est bien aussi...<BR/><BR/>Ma fille serait ravie de voir toutes ces poupées !<BR/>Je lui montrerai à son retour.<BR/>A bientôt.Webradiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865729926365127073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-67827329684673767702008-10-02T12:27:00.000+05:302008-10-02T12:27:00.000+05:30Lovely post! Missing Madras-mylapore-mada veedi Th...Lovely post! Missing Madras-mylapore-mada veedi <BR/>Thank you for the photographs, RajiBlogeswarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577999785808985783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-71139152791800139022008-10-02T11:45:00.000+05:302008-10-02T11:45:00.000+05:30Raji, interesting pictures. And write up.A friend ...Raji, interesting pictures. And write up.<BR/>A friend of mine just started off the kolu this year- to fill an empty nest. The happiness it seems to give her - it has filled her life for the past month!<BR/>As you say, it is the heights of socialising.<BR/>And now it all seems easy - if you have the money; just go out and buy every kind of doll.kalluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682887665098073111noreply@blogger.com