Golu is a festival celebrated in South India during the autumn festive season, particularly around the multiday Navaratri festival of Hinduism). It is also known as Gombe Habba, Bommai golu, or Bommala Koluvu). During this festival, families and neighbors display dolls and figurines on multiple steps, usually 3, 5, 7, 9, or 11 tiers, which are typically thematic and narrate a legend from a Hindu text to court life, weddings, everyday scenes, and miniature kitchen utensils). Major Hindu temples such as the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai arrange elaborate golu displays each year for Navaratri).

The festival has a significant connection with the agricultural and handicrafts professions in India, and it is an important occasion for socializing). During this season, relatives and friends in South India make it a point to visit each others homes to view and chit-chat over the golu display, share festive foods, and sometimes play music or sing devotional songs together).

The significance of Golu is to celebrate the victory of good over evil, for nine auspicious nights, symbolizing the efforts of MahaDevi and celestial. The ninth day is celebrated with Saraswathi pooja, the goddess of knowledge and learning, and on that day, books are offered to the goddess to get blessings. The tenth day, which is Vijayadashami, is considered an auspicious day to start something new, be it new ventures, journeys, or learning new skills. On the tenth and last day, the Golu dolls are put to sleep and packed for the rest of the year until the next Navratri.

Golu not only showcases the rich culture and customs of Hindus, but it is also a way for young people to be introduced to the various deities and their significance in Hinduism. Navaratri is also an occasion to seek divine blessings and spiritual fulfillment. On a social level, Golu provides the chance to meet and engage in community fellowship, offering an opportunity for everyone to.