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A photograph of a festive doll-display arrangement draped in teal, golden-yellow and red silk. On the left stands a gilded miniature chariot or palanquin canopy with coloured pom-pom tassels. Dozens of painted clay figurines are arranged in groups: a white horse with a striped saddle cloth, small seated and standing figures in pink, green and white garments, small brown deity-like figures, and a central figure seated beneath a decorated canopy with a fan-like halo. Small golden lamps and figures of a bearded man in red and white appear among the groups. These are figurines on display, not physical people.

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A Navaratri golu display of many small painted clay and wooden dolls arranged on tiered shelves covered with white cloth and strung with coloured lights. The figures include deities, couples in red and gold, musicians, animals, a horse-drawn cart and a bull, and a kolam-like floor of potted green plants at the base. Carved wooden deity figures of Ganesha and others stand on top, and a framed portrait of a robed figure in orange with a flower-filled vessel hangs at the centre top. A few small painted figures of women and a tree appear on the lower shelves. No living people are visible in the scene.September 22 20092009-09-22A 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 multi-tiered display of colourful clay and painted figurines arranged on white-draped steps against an orange wall, typical of a Golu-style doll display. Upper tiers hold gilded deity figures including an elephant-headed Ganesha with a bowl, a seated couple resembling Shiva and Parvati, and a golden horse-mounted figure beside a golden chariot. Lower tiers hold rows of small painted dolls in saffron, pink and green saris and dhotis, figures of animals, fruit-shaped objects, and a red-and-gold seated figure. No people are visible, only a partially visible white-clad person at the left edge.2010-10-07Photograph of a tiered display of Navaratri golu dolls arranged on white-draped shelves in an indoor hall with a grey wall and grey floor. Top shelf holds a painted chariot pulled by two white horses, a dark carved deity figure, a colourful Ganesha, and small temple models. Lower tiers show rows of small painted figurines including a seated figure beneath a cobra hood, groups of standing figures, a tree-shaped stand, a Kathakali-style dancer with a red face and white skirt, and a pair of seated elderly figures holding fruit. Foreground includes a decorated kalasha-style brass vessel and a floor kolam in green, red and white. Wall signage in Kannada is partly visible at the upper right.2008-10-03A photograph of a Navaratri-style golu display of many painted clay and brass figurines arranged in tiered steps covered with white cloth with red and gold borders. Top shelf holds brass deities and rows of lakshmi-like figures on lotus seats. Middle tiers show painted dolls of deities, a Shiva-like seated figure, a peacock-decorated goddess, and rows of small standing figures. A small wooden chariot with a white horse stands on a lower tier, beside a row of figures. Before the display, a brass vessel holds a mango-like fruit with green leaves and a mat with gold trim. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.2011-09-28September 28 20112011-09-28A photograph of a Navaratri-season display of painted clay figurines arranged on a bed of soil. Many small figures in saffron, orange, yellow, red and green clothing stand in a crowd, some with tilak markings and red turbans, some holding instruments or gesturing. A white horse figurine with red and green saddle cloth stands at right, a figure on horseback at left, and a small raised red platform with a figure and a painted deity murti appears in the background beside a table of fruit and vegetables. Greenery frames the lower edge.2009-09-22 +1 copiesOctober 04 20112011-10-04October 08 20082008-10-08September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesPhoto 11697956 +1 copies