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A photograph of a Navaratri golu display of small painted clay dolls and figurines. The central figure is a small orange-robed seated sage with a white tilak, red bindi and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a dark rocky base beside a tree with green and red-flowered foliage. Surrounding dolls and a blurred colourful background include a bird, a tiered pagoda-like structure, a green and red figure and a dark tall shrine-like form. The figures are toys or murtis, not physical people.

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A photograph of a display of painted clay figurines, the kind used in a Navaratri golu arrangement. In the centre a small seated figure in orange robes sits on a dark rock base, with a red tilak on the forehead, a dark bead necklace, and hands held in a gesture of blessing, with a turtle at its base. Nearby stand a green-robed figure with a purple sash and blurred orange-robed figures in the foreground, set against a dark tree, colourful painted dolls and a striped tiered structure. The figures are miniature statuettes, not people, and the appearance of the central figure is not a sufficient basis for identifying anyone.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08September 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.2016-10-08Close-up photo of a Navaratri golu display of painted clay figurines on a golden cloth. In the foreground a standing female figure in a green sari with gold jewellery and a crown holds a blue lotus bud. Beside her a blue-skinned four-armed deity sits on a pink and yellow pedestal, and at right a figure in yellow holds a veena. Blurred figurines and colourful dolls fill the background. The figures are statues, not living people.2016-10-08A small painted clay figurine of a standing deity murti on a grey rock base, placed on a white and orange-trimmed pedestal in a festive display. The figure wears a pink crown, blue upper garment, gold ornaments and a white dhoti, and holds a golden staff in one hand. A green and purple parrot-like bird perches at its side. Blurred gold-toned figurines and a gold cloth fill the background, with a small figure in blue and white visible at the lower right.2016-10-08October 01 20082008-10-01A close-up photograph of a golu display of painted clay dolls set on a red cloth. In the foreground, three standing figures with gold halos and crowns are prominent: a central blue-skinned deity in a crown with a garland and bow, flanked by a red-saree woman figure on the left and a white-and-orange saree figure on the right, each holding a bow or object. Behind them are green-skinned figures, a seated gold-crowned figure, and a bowl on a pedestal, all blurred in a colourful background of more dolls. These are figurines, not living people. Deity murti forms are shown in a navaratri golu arrangement.2016-10-08A photograph of a Navaratri golu display inside a hall with pink walls and a drop ceiling. In the centre sits a terracotta-coloured seated Shiva figure in meditation pose with a crescent, matted hair and rudraksha-style beads, on a brown base before a gold-and-orange draped table. Around it are many colourful clay dolls and figurines: deities, Ganesha, a lion, a tiger, a peacock, a small shrine-like carriage and reclining figures. Two orange-and-red decorative umbrellas and a framed backdrop rise behind the arrangement, with a gold deity image in the centre. No living people are visible.2016-10-08A photograph of a golu display of painted clay dolls arranged on a white cloth and an orange-gold silk cloth. Central figures include a deity with a gold crown and garland, a green-faced figure in a red garland, and a seated figure playing a veena in a blue sari. Smaller dolls of children and attendants stand and sit around, with a purple-draped figure at right. No physical people are visible; the figures are all dolls.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08 +1 copiesA small painted clay doll stands at the centre of a Golu display, a festival arrangement of dolls used during Navaratri. The figure wears a pink and gold headdress, white dhoti with orange border, blue upper garment, gold necklaces and a sacred thread, holding a staff and standing on a grey rock beside a green and purple parrot. Blurred figurines and red and gold cloth fill the background, and a partial doll in a blue headdress appears at the right edge.2016-10-08