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October 01 20082008-10-01A 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.A tiered golu display of many small painted clay dolls arranged on white-draped shelves outlined with warm string lights in a dim room. Figures include deities and people in coloured garments on each level. A lit oil lamp sits in the foreground near a floor kolam, and a potted plant stands at left. A framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron appears on a cabinet at right, and a framed image is hung above the display. Dolls and decorations are visible, with no people present.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01A tiered golu display of dolls and figurines covering several red-draped steps, lit with small coloured fairy lights and red lamps. Central figure is a multi-armed goddess riding a tiger, with a second similar murti on a lower tier. Many smaller clay and brass figures of deities, saints and animals fill the rows, with a large dark metal deity seated on a lion-like mount to the right. No physical people are visible.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA 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 tiered golu display of festival dolls and figurines on red draped steps for Navaratri. At the top centre, a multi-armed goddess with a pink crown and red and gold sari rides a painted tiger, holding weapons aloft. Below, rows of smaller deity figures in bright painted colours, including blue-skinned figures and goddesses with veena and lamps, sit among small purple and red LED lights. Brass and bronze figurines stand along the lower edge and in the upper background. No physical people are visible.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a tiered Golu-style display arranged on green and gold cloth steps against a red curtain, crowded with dozens of deity figurines, dolls and statues. A brass kalasha with red roses and green leaves sits at the centre of the lower tier. Upper figures include a Shiva-type figure with a crescent, a Ganesha figure and a Buddha-like seated figure; a Nataraja bronze appears mid-display. Small painted dolls, a white horse and a picture frame showing a temple are also visible. There are no physical people, only statues and figurines.2013-10-05A tiered red-draped display of many small painted clay and metal deity figurines, arranged on steps under strings of multicolour fairy lights and a pink-and-white canopy, typical of a Golu-style festival arrangement. Among the murtis are a seated figure with a stone-like base, a silver-blue temple-shaped model, and small gold-coloured deity figures. In the foreground, several white-clad figures wearing gold crowns and green-bordered shawls stand or sit at the left, with a large gilded shrine piece at the right. Deity murti figures fill the scene; there are no clearly visible physical people in a person candidate's distinctive presentation.2017-10-01A 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.2009-09-22