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A festive Navaratri golu display of painted clay and plaster dolls arranged on tiered white-draped steps lit with fairy lights. In the centre, a deity figure with a crown and blue body sits astride a large golden horse with a garland, beneath a pink, blue and yellow umbrella. Figures of women in red and pink saris stand at the top, with smaller dolls scattered across the tiers and a green grass base. On the right, a doll in a white and red Kathakali-style costume with a headdress is shown beside a painted horse. A small temple-like shrine model stands at lower left.A Navaratri golu display: a tiered wooden-and-cloth staircase arrangement of many small clay and painted dolls, figurines and deity idols lit by strings of white, pink and green fairy lights. Top shelves hold brass and wooden deity murti, including a figure with a conch and Ganesha-like forms, and a framed portrait of a woman in a saffron-and-white sari. Lower tiers show dolls in traditional dress, a seated pair in red and gold, miniature trees, a horse-like figure, a dancer in a red-and-white costume and a kalasha-style pot. No people are visible in the scene.September 22 20092009-09-22A Navaratri golu display arranged in tiered steps against a white wall, covered with white cloth and strung with multicoloured fairy lights. Rows of painted clay and wooden dolls and figurines fill each tier, including a pair of seated figures in red and gold saris at center, and a golden horse with rider on the right. Potted plants and marigolds sit at the base and sides, and a yellow-and-white decorative stand stands at the left edge. A hanging brass oil lamp is visible at upper left. No physical people are present; the figures are dolls.2009-09-22A tiered display of colourful clay dolls, known as a golu, arranged on white-draped shelves against a whitewashed wall. Rows of small painted figures in bright red, pink, yellow and green dress populate the shelves, including pairs of larger dolls in red and gold saris, a golden horse, a miniature chariot with white horses, a small palanquin-style shrine, and a sitting pair of figures on the lower left. Potted green plants stand at the base. Above the shelves hang a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari holding a flower, along with carved wooden deity figures and a brass-coloured Ganesha-style figure. A corner of a poster is visible at the upper left. No people are physically present.A festive display of painted clay dolls, as in a Navaratri golu arrangement, on tiered steps draped in teal and orange silk. In the foreground a row of small figures plays instruments: a pink-clad musician with a nadaswaram-type pipe, a drummer with a drum, and a bare-chested boy with a small pipe. A golden palanquin or ratha with tassels of pink, green and purple stands at left, beside white horse figures. Other dolls include a seated woman in blue, a standing figure in a red sari, and a gold deity figurine at right. Statues only; no living people are visible.2011-10-02A photograph of a Navaratri golu display: a tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls on white draped shelves, lit by string lights. In the centre, a large golden horse figurine with a pink and blue umbrella stands on green grass and a small pond base. Around it are dolls of people, a wooden chariot with a white horse, a tall figure in a red and white dress, miniature houses and trees. Scattered dolls of people and horses sit on the grass at the lower edges. No living people are visible.A Navaratri golu display in an indoor hall, with many painted clay and wooden dolls arranged in tiered steps on white-draped tables and a gold-bordered orange cloth. Figures of deities, seated and standing, appear in red, pink, green, blue and yellow, with small brass-and-gold shrines at the top. Two orange ceremonial umbrellas stand above the upper tier. Colourful painted toy horses and animal figures sit in the foreground. A pink-walled room with a wooden door is behind, and a woman in orange stands at the right edge.2016-10-08A Navaratri golu display arranged on tiered white-draped steps and on the ground under strings of small coloured fairy lights. Painted clay dolls fill the scene: a Kathakali-style dancer in a red and white costume with a round green-and-red face mask on the upper left, a white horse with a red and green saddle cloth, and a gold-coloured standing figure beside a tree-like structure. A cluster of smaller dolls, some in orange, pink and green dress, surround a central seated couple and a pair of animal figures on an open patch of soil. A gilded temple-like canopy with coloured tassels sits to the right, flanked by potted green plants and a steel frame. The scene is outdoors in the evening, with dark ground and a building wall behind.A Golu-style display of painted clay and metal figurines arranged in tiers on white cloth draped over steps against an orange wall. Top row holds brass deity figures and rows of pink-and-yellow seated goddesses on lotus bases. Middle tiers show colourful painted dolls of deities, couples, musicians and figures in dhotis and saris, plus a green-and-white peacock-like figure. A small black deity murti sits in a niche. At the base, a small wooden chariot with red wheels, a white horse, a row of dolls in red and white attire, and a brass pot with mango leaves and a yellow cloth stand in front. No physical people are visible.2011-09-28A photograph of a Navaratri golu display, a tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls set on white cloth and dusted with reddish-brown granules. Along the front, many small figures in bright saffron, green, pink and yellow clothes are arranged as a crowd, some in pairs, with a small red-cloth table holding offerings. Behind them on a raised platform, larger seated figures in green saree, blue and gold clothing and white garments sit beside pumpkins and fruit. Strings of white and green fairy lights run along the display, and potted green plants frame the foreground. A large golden statue's legs are visible at the top left. No physical people are visible.A festive Navaratri golu display on a white-draped table, lit with blue and green fairy lights. Rows of painted clay dolls in bright saffron, red, green and pink clothes stand on a green mat, including a figure on a horse and a figure seated on a bell-shaped pedestal. Behind them a gilded canopied shrine with tassels in red, green and pink holds a small deity murti. Potted plants and a brass plate sit nearby. No physical people are visible; the figures are dolls and the shrine is a model.