Top News

festival of shri krishna janmashtami

This year the festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on 4 September 2026. This festival is celebrated with great pomp every year. On the day of Janmashtami, people decorate their home temples beautifully. Various types of decoration items are available in the market to decorate the temple. You can decorate your home temple using some simple things and old sarees.

5 simple ways to decorate with old sarees and gotas

making backdrop from saree

If you want to decorate the back side of Kanha's temple, you can make a beautiful curtain from saree.

necessary materials

– Brightly colored old silk or georgette saree (like yellow, pink or orange),

– Gota-Patti

– safety pin

– double-sided tape

way to decorate

– First of all, spread the saree properly on the back wall of the temple.

– Now stick a wide gota on the top side of the saree or sew it with needle and thread.

– Make a big design or mandap like shape with the help of Gotha in the middle.

– With this process the back side of the temple will look attractive.

Beautiful arch and skirting for the temple

The decoration of the temple is incomplete without beautiful Toran and Jhalar. You can make Toran for your Kanha temple.

necessary materials

– Leftover scraps of saree

– Gota-Kanari

– wool or thick thread

– Needle

How to make Toran

– Cut the border of the old saree and separate it.

– Sew different designed pieces on this border.

– Place it like a pylon around the main gate or post of the temple.

– Make small flowers from saree cloth and thread them with a gota and make a long fringe.

– You can hang it on the roof of the temple.

Decorating Laddu Gopal Chowki

Some materials will be required to decorate Laddu Gopal ki Chowki using the saree lying in the house.

necessary materials

– Red or yellow colored saree piece

– wide goatee

– Stars and Kundan

How to decorate a stool

– First of all, wrap the saree cloth on the post.

– Now apply Gota-Patti on all four sides of the post.

– Make small flowers or Swastika symbol on the cloth with the help of gota and kundan.

– Placing Bal Gopal on this decorated stool will enhance the entire look.