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October 02 2011

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A photograph of a small devotional tableau arranged on orange and red cloth. At centre stands a dark, tiered miniature temple tower with blue and yellow accents, in front of a bronze shivalinga set in a lotus-shaped yoni basin, with two carved cobras arching above it. To the left are painted clay figures: a woman with long hair in a pink and white sari and a kneeling devotee in pink. On the right, a seated bearded figure in a saffron robe sits beside a small painted shrine niche with a deity murti. Brass items and a bronze animal figure appear in the background. No living people are visible.2011-10-02September 09 20112011-09-09October 02 20112011-10-02October 02 20112011-10-02A row of brightly painted clay or wooden deity figurines displayed on orange and gold cloth-covered shelves in a temple-style setting. Figures wear gold crowns and jewellery, with pink, blue, yellow and green colouring, and some have garlands of red, green and white. In the background more painted figures and a small brass shrine piece are visible. No people are present; the figures are statues and this is a display of deity murti.2011-09-09A 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 crowded golu-style display of painted clay and metal figurines arranged in tiers on green and orange cloth. Central foreground shows a small devotional figure in orange robe with a dome-shaped canopy holding red roses above a golden kalasha on a wire-mesh base, and a seated figure in red and pink with gold ornaments. Surrounding figures include Krishna with a flute beside Radha, a musician with a veena, deity murti in gold and blue, and a framed photograph of a white temple at the top centre. Orange marigold garlands line the bottom edge. No living people are visible.2013-10-05September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a Navaratri golu display of painted clay dolls arranged on a white cloth and a gold-and-maroon brocade runner. In the centre, a bright-orange-and-gold deity figure with a tall crown and a garland of pink flowers holds a conch and a mace-like staff, flanked by a green-faced figure in a red garment with a crown and a pink garland. Other dolls include a seated musician playing a veena at left, a seated figure in blue playing a stringed instrument at right, a standing male figure in a white dhoti, and small children figures. Ornate painted figures and a peacock appear in the background. Printed text is visible in the lower right corner.2016-10-08A close-up photograph of small golden-brown deity figurines and a dark grey Shivalinga on a white abhishekam-style base, set on a white surface. Several tiny statues of seated and standing deities surround the central lingam, one holding a hand raised, with a small white kalasha-like pot and a dark rock in the foreground. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual arrangement of murti and lingam.2013-07-15A dense display of many small painted clay and plaster figurines arranged in tiers on orange and green draped cloth, resembling a Golu-style doll arrangement. Figures include deity murtis, a seated deity with a crown and red garment at right, dancers, animals such as white horses and a bull, and devotional figures. Orange and white flower garlands frame the display. In the centre-right a glass case holds a small white temple model. A tall dark-skinned figure in a red garment with gold trim stands at right. No living people are visible.2013-10-05A photograph of a tiered golu display set up under a white tent at a temple, with rows of red-draped steps covered in clay dolls and figurines in bright colours. Many small figures show deities and devotees, and black stone shivalingams stand at the ends of the tiers. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights run along the steps, and a golden carved makara-style lion sculpture stands at the left. No people are visible in the scene.2017-09-21 +1 copies