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KutRAlam - Picture hall (chiththira sabai - chitra sabha) The Chitra Sabhai or the hall of pictures is located in a picturesque locale away from the main temple.

ThiruvAlaNkAdu - Gem hall (iraththinasabai - ratna sabha)

Madurai - Silver hall (veLLiyambalam - Rajata sabha) Madurai is revered as one of the five Cosmic Dance Halls of Shiva. The Natarajar shrine in the Sundareswarar temple in Madurai is referred to as the Velli Sabhai or the Rajata Sabha – the Hall of Silver.

Lord Shiva danced in the five ambalams during various occasions. These are places where Lord Shiva danced in different occasions. • Chithambaram - Golden hall (ponnambalam - kanaka sabha) • Madurai - Silver hall (veLLiyambalam - rajata sabha) • ThiruvAlaNkAdu - Gem hall (iraththinasabai - ratna sabha) • ThirunelvEli - Copper hall (thAmira sabai - tAmra sabha)

A small quilled(paper filigree) work on a waste/old CD

Navarathri Golu 2013 =================== This year theme - Pancha sabai sthalangal Nataraja, The Lord of Dance; is a depiction of the god Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for the god Brahma to start the process of creation.

This year golu dolls made by me. See the pictures and waiting for your comments.

Had been to a friend's house to see Golu. This unique Pattada Gombe/ Marapachi of Lakshmi Narayana attracted me more. They found this one in their attic while cleaning, could have been very old one, even their parents had forgotten whether they bought it. Also not much decoration so that we can view the original beauty. Do we get any like this in market? Tried searching in Chickpet, but could not find one. Will add the Golu pics later.

Posting a few photos of our navrathri kolu 2013. This year Ramayana was opted as the theme. So a few episodes from the Ramayana were depicted. The Rama Pattabhishekam, Bharata carrying Ram paduka to Ayodhya, Valmiki ashram with Seetha Devi, Luv and Kush capturing the Ashwamedha horse after tying up Hanuman, and Rama's visit to Sabari Ashram are shown.

OUR NAVARATHRI GOLU 2013 CREATIONS. - UMA SREEKUMAR - TRIVANDRUM, KERALA, INDIA