In South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, the Navaratri is called Golu/Kolu. Every year women arrange Navaratri dolls collected over years as per their tastes. While idols of different Gods and Goddesses like Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi, Ganesha, Venkateswara, Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Radha Krishna, Sai Baba, Dasavatarams, etc., are a must, some arrange play parks, temple set, marriage set, cricket ground, zoo, city, village, etc., according to their tastes. Often these idols/dolls are sold in the street side shops by handcrafters just before Navaratri begins.

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from Michael Mitchell via Life to Her Years
Tips:
1. Love her mom. Treat her mother with respect, honor, and a big heaping spoonful of public displays of affection. When she grows up, the odds are good she’ll fall in love with and marry someone who treats her much like you treated her mother. Good or bad, that’s just the way it is. I’d prefer good.
2. Dance with her. Start when she’s a little girl or even when she’s a baby. Don’t wait ‘til her wedding day.
3. Tell her she’s beautiful. Say it over and over again. Someday an animated movie or “beauty” magazine will try to convince her otherwise.
4. She will eagerly await your return home from work in the evenings. Don’t be late.
5. She’s as smart as any boy. Make sure she knows that. Read more…

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