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A 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.

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A photograph of a Golu display set up in a plain hall with pale walls and a ceiling of square tiles. In the centre, a seated figure of Shiva in meditation pose, with matted hair, rudraksha beads and an upper-arm band, rests on a brown cloth draped over a tiered platform. Surrounding it are many painted clay dolls of deities, figures and animals in bright colours, including Ganesha in orange, a reclining figure, a small shrine with a black deity, and a seated musician. A gold-and-orange cloth covers the floor and table edges. Red-and-orange umbrellas hang above the tiers, and a large screen with a golden shrine image stands at the back. No people are visible in the frame.2016-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A Navaratri golu display in an indoor hall, with many painted clay and wooden dolls arranged in tiered steps on white-draped tables and a gold-bordered orange cloth. Figures of deities, seated and standing, appear in red, pink, green, blue and yellow, with small brass-and-gold shrines at the top. Two orange ceremonial umbrellas stand above the upper tier. Colourful painted toy horses and animal figures sit in the foreground. A pink-walled room with a wooden door is behind, and a woman in orange stands at the right edge.2016-10-08A 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.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a golu display inside a hall with a tiled ceiling and pink walls. Tiered steps are covered with many small painted clay dolls and figurines in bright colours, including deity figures, animals and people. A seated figure with a cobra-like form and a sitting Shiva-like murti with matted hair and a bare-chested ascetic appearance stands at the front left on an orange-gold cloth. Two tall dark wooden elephant sculptures with carved trappings and a golden standard stand at the right, with an orange embroidered banner. Multicoloured umbrellas hang above the steps and a projected screen behind shows a landscape. No living people are visible.2016-10-08A photograph of a navaratri golu display: a tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls and figurines on a gold-brocade cloth. At centre stands a large multi-armed goddess figure with a crown, red-and-pink sari and jewelled necklaces, seated on a green-and-yellow lion-like mount, flanked by a seated deity playing a veena and another goddess on a striped tiger. Smaller figurines include a priest-like figure in orange and a child in yellow, dolls in blue and green saris, and silver temple-shaped models at the back. Visible figures are statues only, with no living people in the frame.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.2016-10-08