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September 22 20092009-09-22A 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.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.2011-09-09December 31 20092009-12-31A 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 copiesA tiered display of colourful clay dolls, known as a golu, arranged on white-draped shelves against a whitewashed wall. Rows of small painted figures in bright red, pink, yellow and green dress populate the shelves, including pairs of larger dolls in red and gold saris, a golden horse, a miniature chariot with white horses, a small palanquin-style shrine, and a sitting pair of figures on the lower left. Potted green plants stand at the base. Above the shelves hang a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari holding a flower, along with carved wooden deity figures and a brass-coloured Ganesha-style figure. A corner of a poster is visible at the upper left. No people are physically present.A Navaratri golu display arranged on tiered white-draped steps and on the ground under strings of small coloured fairy lights. Painted clay dolls fill the scene: a Kathakali-style dancer in a red and white costume with a round green-and-red face mask on the upper left, a white horse with a red and green saddle cloth, and a gold-coloured standing figure beside a tree-like structure. A cluster of smaller dolls, some in orange, pink and green dress, surround a central seated couple and a pair of animal figures on an open patch of soil. A gilded temple-like canopy with coloured tassels sits to the right, flanked by potted green plants and a steel frame. The scene is outdoors in the evening, with dark ground and a building wall behind.October 08 20082008-10-08October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of a festive altar display with a central Ganesha figure crowned in gold and surrounded by painted clay figurines. In the centre sits a seated deity murti in a golden crown and purple-and-white garments, flanked by two small parasols with pink edges. Two large colourful Ganesha statues with trunks raised stand on either side, and potted plants frame the scene. In front, rows of small painted clay figures in white, yellow, green and red dhotis, some with red headcloths, stand on a white cloth, with one seated figure on a pink-and-white platform. No living people are visible in the frame.2008-10-03A 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.2008-10-03