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A 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.

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A 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.2024-06-10A 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. 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