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A 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.

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A display of painted clay figurines arranged on a bed of soil among green foliage, depicting a scene of devotees and deities. Two horse-mounted figures in the foreground, one in blue with a red crown and one in pink, sit on white horses with coloured bases. Behind them, many small figures in saffron, red, green, yellow and purple dhotis and saris stand in groups, some holding flutes, some with tilak marks, some wearing garlands. A golden figure stands at the upper right and a painted elephant appears beside it. The figurines are clearly statues, not living people.2009-09-22 +1 copiesA 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.2016-10-08October 01 20082008-10-01A festive Navaratri golu display on a white-draped table, lit with blue and green fairy lights. Rows of painted clay dolls in bright saffron, red, green and pink clothes stand on a green mat, including a figure on a horse and a figure seated on a bell-shaped pedestal. Behind them a gilded canopied shrine with tassels in red, green and pink holds a small deity murti. Potted plants and a brass plate sit nearby. No physical people are visible; the figures are dolls and the shrine is a model.A 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 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.2013-10-05October 08 20162016-10-08A 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.2016-10-08A photograph of a Navaratri golu display of colourful clay dolls on a gold and red cloth. Central figures in gold crowns and garlands include a seated male deity with a raised hand and a green-faced female figure in red and gold. Seated musicians hold a veena and a tanpura, and small figures in blue and orange saris and dhotis sit on the tiers. Other dolls and a red kalasha-like pot fill the foreground. No live people are visible, and no a person candidate is present.2016-10-08A 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 11 20132013-10-11A 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.2011-09-09