Ashram or Stages of life Kolu
The kolu is based on the theme of “Ashrama” or stages in human life as per Hinduism.
Step 1 from below – Brahmacharya (Student life) – Seen below from left to right – A boy and girl praying in front of a temple, a girl and boy studying, a boy on a rocking horse, two kids on a slide, 3 girls dancing, a bicycle and a cricket scene.
Step 2 & 3 – Grihastha (Household life) – Seen below from left to right – Sadhya eating at a wedding and a Wedding scene.
Seen below from left to right – A woman drawing water from a well, a market scene with a man selling pumpkins, a man making pottery, a man stitching clothes, a man making bricks, a couple selling fruits, two women pounding flour, a woman on a sewing machine, an wardrobe with clothes and wooden vessels.
In the back is a pair of wooden dolls called Marapachi which are an indispensable part of every Kolu and most often the dolls are passed on from one generation to another.
Step 4 – Vanaprastha (Retired life)- Seen below from left to right – An old couple with a priest in front of a temple, Naradar
Sanyasa (Renounced life) – Seen below from left to right – Budha, Mira Bai, Mahatma Gandhi and Shirdi Sai baba.
Steps 5,6 and 7 – Various gods which is usually kept in any traditional Kolu
Comments
vyjayanthi
Tue, 2014-10-07 05:54
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very nice
aver
Tue, 2014-10-07 08:32
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unique and nice
sudhabalakrishnan
Tue, 2014-10-07 10:32
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Nice concept neatly arranged
Lata
Tue, 2014-10-07 15:39
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Very nice arrangement! I really like your sewing machine idea.
meena365
Tue, 2014-10-07 23:37
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Nice concept....
meena365
Tue, 2014-10-07 23:38
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Nice concept....
lakshmiraghu
Wed, 2014-10-08 08:46
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very nice
dibbutn
Wed, 2014-10-08 12:11
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Loved all your lovely dolls... Nicely arranged... All the best
utharanarayanan
Thu, 2014-10-09 03:55
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Thanks
riaiyer
Wed, 2014-10-08 21:54
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nice concept.
utharanarayanan
Thu, 2014-10-09 03:55
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Thanks
vijaysowmya
Wed, 2014-10-08 22:33
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Well depicted arrangement with nice collection
Very nice write up too 
utharanarayanan
Thu, 2014-10-09 03:54
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Thanks
utharanarayanan
Thu, 2014-10-09 03:54
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Thankyou vyjayanthi
utharanarayanan
Thu, 2014-10-09 03:57
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Thankyou
PriyaSubra
Thu, 2014-10-09 04:02
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Excellent theme and depiction too.
meenasakthi
Thu, 2014-10-09 07:14
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nice concept! well depicted!
Jkannans1
Thu, 2014-10-09 18:06
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Nice them and well presented!
anirudh
Fri, 2014-10-10 00:33
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the common man depiction like the fruit seller, potter, man with sewing machine....etc looks great.
Marapaachi décor looks awesome with kacche saari/ maDisaar & dhothi has come out too good.... :star: :star: :star:
anirudh
Fri, 2014-10-10 00:38
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btw I don't see your marapaachi dolls in the Marapachi contest section..... please upload a close-up picture sometime
ammuchandhini
Fri, 2014-10-10 03:59
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Lovely concept and nice write up
Suguna Murugesan
Fri, 2014-10-10 04:20
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Nice writeup....beautiful golu
yeah beautiful marapaachi...please upload it marapachi contest 
umaraja
Fri, 2014-10-10 20:30
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Beautiful