When Valli Muthiah from the family of Vallal Alagappa Chettiar walked into the bungalow on Wednesday evening to perform puja on the fourth day of the festival, it marked the 77th Navaratri festival in the bungalow. Her grandmother Meyyammai Aachi started the festival in 1939, after which, the bungalow became synonymous with Golu. “I look for dolls and miniature sets wherever I go and whichever country I visit,” says the 71-year-old Ms. Muthiah. Her grandma was fond of miniature sets and an almirah was full of miniature sets, including a gold plated T set, which she received as ‘dowry’ in her wedding, she recalls. Most of the dolls and miniature sets were collected by Meyyammai Aachi, when she travelled abroad and visited many parts of the country.

Source: The Hindu October 08, 2016 00:07 UTC