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A photograph of a home puja room decorated for Navaratri with a golden-yellow tiered display of many small clay and painted doll figurines, garlanded with marigold and green leaves. In the centre, a deity murti in orange garments sits on a golden platform surrounded by oil lamps, bowls of flowers and fruit, and a kalasha. A woman in a maroon saree with gold border stands at right, lighting a lamp on a shelf lined with figurines. Two seated devotees in white and dark clothing sit at left, and a woman in an orange-brown kurta and a child sit at right. A white rangoli with a swastika decorates the floor. No one can be identified as a person.

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A photograph of a devotional puja inside a small room with turquoise walls. Devotees sit on the floor in a circle around a central puja arrangement with lit oil lamps, brass plates of fruit and flowers, and a decorated deity murti in orange and gold dress. Behind them a tiered shelf display is covered with small figurines and marigold garlands, and a wall shelf holds more figurines. A woman in a purple sari sits near the back and leads the rite, and a woman in a brown sari with a young child sits to the right. A man in a white shirt and a man in a green kurta sit on the left, and a girl in a green dress with a white flower in her hair stands at the right foreground. A white rangoli kolam decorates the floor. No printed text or a person depiction is visible.2024-05-10A photograph of a home Navaratri golu display in a room with pale turquoise walls. A tiered stepped display on the left is covered with rows of small clay and painted dolls, marigold garlands and a white cloth, with a red-and-orange deity murti at its centre. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass pot, plates of fruit and offerings, and a decorative kolam are arranged on the floor in front of it. Four women and two men sit on the floor for the puja; a woman in a pink sari sits left, a woman in a blue floral dress faces away at centre, a woman in a gold-bordered blue sari kneels right, and on the right a man in a red shirt holds a small child while two young men in plain shirts sit beside him. Shelves on the right hold more dolls, and a red curtain hangs by the window.2024-11-10A Navaratri Kolu display in a room with pale blue walls and a wooden floor. A tiered golcustom stepped stand holds rows of small dolls and figurines, lit with fairy lights and draped with marigold garlands. Before it sits a seated deity murti in orange and red, flanked by brass lamps and offering plates of fruit, sweets and flowers. A white kolam with a swastika design is drawn on the floor. A woman in a pink and teal sari sits on the left with a small book, while on the right a woman in a green floral dress holds a small child and a young boy kneels with hands folded in prayer. Signs on the wall read KAILASA KORATTUR and a framed picture hangs nearby.2024-07-10A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with pale teal walls and a wooden floor. Several women sit on the floor in saffron, purple and yellow sarees, along with a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti seated at the left. Before them is a white rangoli kolam with a lotus and swastika design, and brass plates hold fruit, flowers, betel leaves and lit oil lamps. A tiered display of many small colourful deity figurines decorated with marigold garlands stands at the back, alongside a larger seated deity murti under a gold canopy. Framed portraits hang on the left wall, and a hanging sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR.2024-05-10Indoor Navaratri golu display in a room with pale turquoise walls. A tiered step arrangement of colourful clay dolls and deity figures, decorated with marigold garlands and fairy lights, rises at right. In front, a seated deity murti in orange and gold draped clothing sits among brass oil lamps, fruit offerings, and flower-decorated plates. Two seated devotees are visible: a person in a white-and-grey striped shirt and white dhoti at left, and a woman in a magenta and gold silk saree at right, facing the display. Behind the golu, a cutout photograph stands beside a gilded deity figure and a sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR. The scene suggests a puja in progress.2024-06-10A Navaratri Kolu display in a room with turquoise walls and a wooden floor. A tiered step arrangement of colourful clay dolls and deity figurines, many decorated with marigold garlands and fairy lights, rises at the centre. In front, a large seated goddess figure in an orange and red sari with gold ornaments and a flower garland sits among brass oil lamps, lit diyas, flower-filled plates, fruit and a kalasha-style pot. At the far left, a cut-out portrait of a smiling man in orange garments with a marigold garland stands beside a carved golden chair, with partial signage reading "...ASA ...TUR" visible at the left edge. Shelves on the right hold more figurines. No people are visible.2024-07-10A photo of a Navaratri golu display in a room with pale turquoise walls, where women in silk sarees gather for a puja. Tiered steps are covered with clay dolls of deities and figures and framed with marigold and green garland decorations. A woman in a green and orange saree holds a silver plate while a woman in a bright pink saree applies a mark or offering to her, and a seated man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti watches. Other women in pink, mustard, purple and blue sarees stand or kneel nearby, and a kumkum-decorated rangoli sits on the floor. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and fruit offerings are arranged at the left, and shelves on the back wall hold more small deity figures.2024-06-10A photograph of a Navaratri pooja at night in an indoor hall. A standing priest in a white dhoti, bare-chested, raises a lit camphor aarti flame with both hands toward a tiered display of colourful deity murtis and dolls, arranged on a stepped pyramid draped with a magenta cloth and decorated with flower garlands and small oil lamps. Two seated devotees, shown only as silhouettes, watch from the lower edge. A large Ganesha murti adorned with orange garlands sits on a red-covered table at right, surrounded by lamps. Strings of fairy lights and a patterned wall grille complete the scene.A decorated indoor shrine room with turquoise walls and a wooden floor, set up for Navaratri. On the left, a golden ornate deity murti with multiple arms sits on a draped table beside a standing statue of a robed figure wearing an orange-and-red turban and a rudraksha mala, seated near an empty ornate golden chair. A tiered display in the centre holds many small colourful figurines and garlands, with a deity in orange and red at its base. Brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and offerings sit on the floor, and shelves on the right hold rows of small clay figures lit by string lights. Signs reading KAILASA KORATTUR hang on the wall. No living people are visible.2024-09-10A photograph of a room set up for a Navaratri golu display in a teal-painted room with a wooden floor. A tiered arrangement covered in white cloth holds many small painted clay and doll figures of deities and devotees, decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands. Shelves on the right display rows of further figurines and a carved chariot wheel. On the left stands a large life-size statue of a seated child-like figure with a pink face, orange-red garlanded clothing and a flower on the head, beside an ornate gold throne. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style pot and a blue bowl sit on the floor. No people are visible.2024-04-10Indoor shrine room with turquoise walls and a wooden-look floor, showing a Navaratri-style golden-somanid display. A large golden deity murti with many arms sits on a throne at left, a portrait-style figure in red and orange garments with a white turban and marigold garland stands beside it, and a tiered Golu-style display of small dolls and figurines in red, pink and green decorates the centre under garland strands. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor, with a brass tray of flowers, pink petals in a bowl, a plate of fruit and a small book in front. A sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR. No people are physically present.2024-05-10A photograph of a Navaratri golu display in a room with teal walls and a wooden floor. A tiered white-draped stand is crowded with colourful clay dolls and deity figures, including a golden goddess at the top, pink and green figures, and a gold-and-red deity seated at the front. A large orange-sari-clad deity murti with a crown and garlands sits in front of the stand. Brass oil lamps, silver plates of flowers and fruit, and red roses surround it. On the left, a cutout portrait labelled "KAILASA KORATTUR" shows a man in a red-orange robe, a turban and a garland of white and orange flowers. No living people are visible.2024-06-10