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October 05 20132013-10-05A photograph of a tiered golu-style display of many small painted clay and doll figurines of deities and saints, arranged on steps draped with green, yellow and red cloths and decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Five young women with long braids stand with their backs to the camera, facing the display; one wears a purple dupatta over turquoise, another a white and black blouse with a yellow flower in her braid, and another a blue saree. A white-shirted person stands at the left edge. A red curtain and a gold pillar appear in the background, and a red chair sits to the right.2013-10-05A photograph of a devotional golli (Navaratri-style) display: a tiered, stepped arrangement covered in green, yellow and orange cloth and draped with orange and white marigold garlands, crowded with painted clay and metal figurines of deities and saints. Several people sit or kneel in the foreground facing the display, with hands folded in namaskar. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala is at left; a woman in a purple sari with blue blouse and braided hair sits at centre; other women, one in white, are at right. A red curtain and gold-trimmed pillar frame the room. a person is not visibly present.2013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05A photograph of devotees at a Navaratri-style golu display with rows of painted clay dolls and figurines on tiered steps behind a shrine. In front, a pair of standing deity murti dressed in red and gold, a small shivalinga on a red cloth, potted green grass sprouts and marigold garlands. Several women in purple and blue saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, a woman in a cream sari stands at left with her back to the camera, and a bald man in white shirt sits with hands joined at the bottom edge. Red carpeting and gold pillars frame the hall. No person in the image is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05A photograph of a tiered golu-style display of many colourful deity figurines, clay idols and small statues arranged on steps draped with orange, yellow and green cloth and garlanded with orange and purple flower strings. Ganesha figures sit at the top and centre, with a framed photo near the middle. In the foreground two devotees face the display: a man on the left in a white shirt with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman on the right with dark hair in a bun wearing a purple and blue sari. Red curtains hang in the background.2013-10-05A festive display of Golu-style doll arrangement tiered on multiple steps, covered with green, yellow and red cloths and garlanded with white jasmine and orange marigold strings. Many clay and painted figurines of deities, including a large Ganesha at top left, are arranged on the tiers, with a small framed picture and a kalasha-like object at the center. On the right, a set of orange temple-style facades with gold pillars and lattice windows forms a backdrop. At right, a row of women in saris and salwar kameez stand and look toward the display, while an older woman in a red sari stands at far left, facing the arrangement.2013-10-05A photograph inside a temple hall with cream walls and gilt arched niches holding deity murtis draped in garlands. On the right, a large murti wears a flower garland and sits above a stone-tiled altar counter holding brass vessels and offerings on an orange cloth. Several devotees stand before the shrines: a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles, a woman in a blue top and white skirt, a woman in a green embroidered salwar kameez, a man in a white shirt holding a red bag, and a woman in a maroon sari. A man in an orange kurta stands near center, with a bare-headed man in white beside him. Brass oil lamps stand on the counter.2009-11-04April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of a devotional aarti in a small room with a tiered display of many small clay and painted idols and deity figurines covered in yellow cloth, with a red-and-gold draped backdrop above. A man in a white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl holds a flaming oil lamp over the display, while devotees stand with folded hands around him, including an older man in white, women in orange and yellow saris, a girl in red and gold, and a girl in a green dress with a long braid in the foreground. Flower garlands decorate the display and a yellow-painted pillar stands behind.A seated audience fills the foreground of a hall with gold-framed arches and a green silk backdrop. A woman in a plain white sari with a long beaded garland stands in the centre, among a row of ornate figures. Behind her, carved deity figures and doll-like statues wear crowns, gold jewellery and striped turbans, with a green-curtained niche to the left and a red throne-like seat at right. Seated women in yellow, green, grey and white saris fill the rows, some with hands joined. Several figures are statues or murti displays; the living people are the seated audience and the standing woman.2014-08-23