• An integral part of the Golu setup is the Dasavatharam, the Purana story about the creation and end of the world and all the forms of Lord Vishnu in the process.

• Golu is a doll and figurine festival held in South India during Navaratri and Dussehra. It is a set of steps decorated with bommais (dolls) of all shapes and sizes to tell a story about a Hindu or secular cultural issue. Every Kolu needs a refreshing twist with beautiful handmade dolls.

• The ten avatars are:

1. Matsya (the fish): Lord Vishnu appeared in a part-fish and part-man form and saved Manu and seven sages.

2. Kurma (the tortoise): Lord Vishnu helped Gods and demons to churn the milky sea and take out the nectar.

3. Varaha (the boar): He killed a demon named Hiranyaksha, who had taken the earth to the bottom of a cosmic sea, and restored the earth to its place.

4. Narasimha (the lion man): Narasimha appeared to protect his devotee Prahlada from his father, the demon king Hiranyakashipu.

5. Vamana (the dwarf): He was the first incarnation of Vishnu as a human being. He took back the kingdom of Gods from Asura King Bali.

6. Parashurama Avatar: Parashurama killed the evil king Kartavirya Arjuna and rid the world of oppression. 

7. Rama Avatar: Rama defeated the demon king Ravana and restored righteousness and justice.

8. Krishna Avatar: Krishna played a crucial role in the epic Mahabharata and imparted the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.

9. Buddha Avatar: The incarnation of Lord Vishnu who appeared as the Buddha, and taught the path to enlightenment and liberation from suffering.

10. Kalki Avatar: Vishnu is expected to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga to restore order and righteousness in the world.