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A tiered golu display of many small painted dolls and figurines arranged on red-draped steps, lit by strings of small lights. Deity statues in gold and bronze tones sit along the upper tiers, including a central multi-armed goddess on a lion mount. Smaller clay figures of gods, saints and people fill the lower steps, with a seated figure in orange at the lower left and a dark-haired woman visible at the bottom edge. Stone-like pillars frame the sides. The scene is a navaratri golu arrangement.

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September 26 20172017-09-26September 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesA photograph of a tiered Golu display of many painted clay and doll figurines arranged on red-draped steps under strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a canopy. Central tiers feature a large goddess figure seated on a lion-like mount with multiple arms, a Shiva figure seated in meditation at lower left, a white Himalayan-style mountain with small figures at centre, and a dark throne-like figure at right. Dozens of smaller figurines in bright colours fill every step. No people are visible in the scene.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA tiered golu display of dolls and figurines covering several red-draped steps, lit with small coloured fairy lights and red lamps. Central figure is a multi-armed goddess riding a tiger, with a second similar murti on a lower tier. Many smaller clay and brass figures of deities, saints and animals fill the rows, with a large dark metal deity seated on a lion-like mount to the right. No physical people are visible.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA tiered display of many small clay and painted figurines of deities and saints arranged on red-draped steps, lit with purple and warm lights. Gold and silver ornate metal processional vahanas, a gilded throne with a kalasha-like stand, and small brass and silver murtis sit in the foreground. A seated bronze-coloured ascetic figure with a bare upper body and a bronze meditative statue is visible on the left shelf. No living people are visible.2017-09-24 +2 copiesA 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.2017-10-01A photograph of a tiered Golu-style display set up under a white tent, with stacked red-draped steps holding many small painted clay and metal figurines of deities, saints and figures, lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights. Several small Shiva lingams sit on white-clothed platforms at the right, and a large golden ornamental arch frames a green silk cloth in the foreground. A standing deity figure in the upper centre resembles a multi-armed goddess. No physical people are visible; the figures are all statues or murtis.2017-09-27October 01 20172017-10-01A tiered Golu display with red-draped steps covered in rows of painted clay and metal dolls and figurines, many lit by strings of small lights. At the top centre sits a large multi-armed goddess figure with a crown, and deity murti and other figures fill each level. A few small oil lamps and a seated figure on the lower left are visible. In the lower right corner, the top of one person's head is partly visible at the bottom edge.2017-09-21