My Golu theme was Annapoorneshwari: The Goddess of Nourishment.
They say, 'anna dhaanam' is the most shresta dhaanam, which means offering food to the hungry is considered the greatest service. It is the only form of service where the receiver is completely satisfied and says, "that's enough, I'm full, thank you". All other forms of service and offering leaves the receiver wanting more.It is also a beautiful uniformity that every religion around the world incorporates anna dhaanam as a part of their tradition.
The Golu has been set to highlight the fact that Goddess Annapoorani has been so generous and showered us with bountifulness of food, water and grand nature. As water and blessings flow down from Goddess Annapoorani from heavens to earth enriching all life forms on earth...
Tips:
1. Use wet mud as base and sprinkle dry beach sand over it to highlight pathways etc. You will also need bricks as fencing or barricades to hold the mud and sand.(Remember mud attracts a lot of red ants, so along the borders use some lakshman rekha or ant powder.).
2. You could plant nava dhanyam (9 grains) or just mustard 2-3 days earlier to grow lush green fields. I prefer mustard seeds. Mustard seeds need to be first soaked in water over night, and then sowed in a base filled with soil. Once they grow a few inches tall transplant the entire bed with the base soil into your golu.
3. To show water flow you could use a simple fish tank water pump mechanism.Or to mae it simple just use blue glazed sheet.
4. While creating a village...it always helps to keep a theme and build as if you were designing a real village...a residential area with wells and ponds, fields, market place near the temple street a wedding scene in the temple etc.
Try it...It is actually a lot of fun!
They say, 'anna dhaanam' is the most shresta dhaanam, which means offering food to the hungry is considered the greatest service. It is the only form of service where the receiver is completely satisfied and says, "that's enough, I'm full, thank you". All other forms of service and offering leaves the receiver wanting more.It is also a beautiful uniformity that every religion around the world incorporates anna dhaanam as a part of their tradition.
The Golu has been set to highlight the fact that Goddess Annapoorani has been so generous and showered us with bountifulness of food, water and grand nature. As water and blessings flow down from Goddess Annapoorani from heavens to earth enriching all life forms on earth...
Tips:
1. Use wet mud as base and sprinkle dry beach sand over it to highlight pathways etc. You will also need bricks as fencing or barricades to hold the mud and sand.(Remember mud attracts a lot of red ants, so along the borders use some lakshman rekha or ant powder.).
2. You could plant nava dhanyam (9 grains) or just mustard 2-3 days earlier to grow lush green fields. I prefer mustard seeds. Mustard seeds need to be first soaked in water over night, and then sowed in a base filled with soil. Once they grow a few inches tall transplant the entire bed with the base soil into your golu.
3. To show water flow you could use a simple fish tank water pump mechanism.Or to mae it simple just use blue glazed sheet.
4. While creating a village...it always helps to keep a theme and build as if you were designing a real village...a residential area with wells and ponds, fields, market place near the temple street a wedding scene in the temple etc.
Try it...It is actually a lot of fun!
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