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A golu display of painted clay murti figures lit by strings of warm yellow lights. Centre stage, a seated deity murti with a crown and ornate arch sits on a throne-like pedestal, flanked by two figures in white and blue dress standing on a red-draped platform. Behind, a large coiled serpent backdrop in yellow and red rises above white draped cloth, with two decorative umbrellas framing the shrine. Smaller painted figures crowd the foreground on the white cloth, and a kalasha sits at the base of the main figure. No living people are visible.

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A photograph of a Golu display, a tiered arrangement of small clay and painted figurines set on a white draped cloth and lit by a string of warm yellow fairy lights along the shelf edges. A row of about fifteen small figurines in red, white and green dress stands and kneels with hands folded in namaskar, arranged like devotees facing a central deity. Additional figurines sit on the shelves above and below, and a painted Kathakali-style figure with a tall headdress appears at the lower right. No living people are visible; the display figures are statues.2008-10-01A 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 copiesA 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.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A 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.2016-10-08A 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 01 20082008-10-01A 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.2016-10-08A photograph of a darshan setting with a golden-throned arrangement of decorated deity murtis. In front, two smaller murtis stand on a green cloth, with a blue-and-white ocean wave backdrop panel. On the right, a woman with hair in a bun wears an orange-and-gold sari and a pearl necklace, standing with hands folded and facing the murtis. A decorative gold-and-red umbrella with fringe stands beside them.2014-01-16October 08 20162016-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08