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Celebrity Navaratri: Kolu Stories & Heirloom Traditions
17 Oct
Summary
- Stars honor Navaratri with unique kolu themes like nine planets.
- Generational heirlooms, some over 160 years old, feature prominently.
- Celebrities share personal memories, from favorite dolls to food.
Navaratri celebrations are unfolding with unique traditions among various celebrities, blending devotion, music, and cherished family customs. The Chinmaya Sisters, Uma and Radhika, prioritize preserving tradition by setting up a musical kolu, ensuring ancestral knowledge is passed to younger generations.
Bhavna Balakrishnan has themed her kolu around the Navagraha and Grihadeivatham, meticulously researching planetary representations and associated gemstones. She fondly remembers her mother's charitable acts during the festival and her own evolving taste for sundal.
Actress Smruthi Venkat’s celebrations are deeply connected to family heirlooms, with dolls passed down for generations, some over 160 years old. She continues the tradition of visiting relatives and purchasing new dolls annually.
Television actress Reshma Pasupuleti recalls vibrant childhood Navaratri festivities filled with music and games, noting a shift towards simpler celebrations due to work commitments. Vaishnavi Satheesh is experiencing the joy of celebrating Navaratri kolu in Tamil Nadu for the first time, recalling childhood experiences in Kerala.
