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A dense display of many small painted clay and plaster figurines arranged in tiers on orange and green draped cloth, resembling a Golu-style doll arrangement. Figures include deity murtis, a seated deity with a crown and red garment at right, dancers, animals such as white horses and a bull, and devotional figures. Orange and white flower garlands frame the display. In the centre-right a glass case holds a small white temple model. A tall dark-skinned figure in a red garment with gold trim stands at right. No living people are visible.

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A photograph of a tiered Golu-style display arranged on green and gold cloth steps against a red curtain, crowded with dozens of deity figurines, dolls and statues. A brass kalasha with red roses and green leaves sits at the centre of the lower tier. Upper figures include a Shiva-type figure with a crescent, a Ganesha figure and a Buddha-like seated figure; a Nataraja bronze appears mid-display. Small painted dolls, a white horse and a picture frame showing a temple are also visible. There are no physical people, only statues and figurines.2013-10-05A photograph of a crowded golu-style display of painted clay and metal figurines arranged in tiers on green and orange cloth. Central foreground shows a small devotional figure in orange robe with a dome-shaped canopy holding red roses above a golden kalasha on a wire-mesh base, and a seated figure in red and pink with gold ornaments. Surrounding figures include Krishna with a flute beside Radha, a musician with a veena, deity murti in gold and blue, and a framed photograph of a white temple at the top centre. Orange marigold garlands line the bottom edge. No living people are visible.2013-10-05October 04 20112011-10-04October 06 20132013-10-06A tiered display of many small painted clay and metal figurines of Hindu deities, saints and village scenes, arranged on steps covered with teal, saffron-yellow and red silk cloths. Upper tiers hold colourful deity murtis with halos, including a dark stone-like figure in a central niche. Lower tiers show Ganesha figures in orange and pink, a standing golden lamp, painted dolls of an elderly couple with a basket of fruit, and rows of small dark figures in traditional dress. No living people are visible; the subjects are all statues and figurines.2011-09-09October 11 20132013-10-11September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesOctober 10 20132013-10-10A tiered golu-style display of many painted clay and resin deity figures on orange and dark striped cloth steps, decorated with garlands of marigolds, orange and white flowers. Prominent figures include a white Ganesha at top left, a Shiva seated in meditation with a trident and a cobra at centre, a green-skinned Vishnu with a conch, a Buddha figure at right, and a pair of dark-complexioned bride-and-groom style murtis in red and gold dress at the bottom. A framed photograph of a temple chariot sits in the middle tier, and a silver kalasha with a tricolour cloth stands among the figures. No living people are visible.2013-10-05A tiered red-draped display of many small painted clay and metal deity figurines, arranged on steps under strings of multicolour fairy lights and a pink-and-white canopy, typical of a Golu-style festival arrangement. Among the murtis are a seated figure with a stone-like base, a silver-blue temple-shaped model, and small gold-coloured deity figures. In the foreground, several white-clad figures wearing gold crowns and green-bordered shawls stand or sit at the left, with a large gilded shrine piece at the right. Deity murti figures fill the scene; there are no clearly visible physical people in a person candidate's distinctive presentation.2017-10-01September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies