PUNE: The pandemic dominates the theme of
Golu -- a collection and display of idols, dolls and figurines by Tamilian households during Navaratri.
Rama Rangarajan, from Rasta Peth, has been following this tradition for 26 years and has a collection of 108 pieces on display. “This year we have put up notices and sent out messages that we can have only limited guests for darshan and others can view them on
Facebook or
YouTube,” he said.
He said that this year they have a section depicting the
coronavirus situation in Maharashtra with a scene of a Covid hospital where doctors and nurses are shown attending to patients.
Uma Ganesh from Kalyaninagar has depicted the lessons learned during the pandemic as a theme this year. “Over a period of time, man has destroyed nature, but the pandemic has reminded us that there is godliness in nature,” she said.
Vaishali Ramachandran, from Baner-Pashan Link Road, said that she has gone plastic-free in her set up this year.
“We usually add figurines we pick up from our travels every year, but this year due to the pandemic we did not go anywhere so there are no new additions. The theme this year is self-sufficiency, a lesson we learnt staying indoors,” Ramachandran said.