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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.

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A photograph of a miniature diorama arranged in sand among green leaves. Painted ceramic figurines include a seated Shiva figure with a trident and a bull, two small shrine-like figures with pink and black bases, a seated figure in white and red, several cows, horses, dogs, rabbits and small monkeys, a thatched-roof hut, and small robed figures with folded hands, including one in orange. A small oil lamp sits in a green dish on the sand, and a dark elephant with a pink and purple cloth stands at the lower edge. A red cloth backdrop frames the scene. No physical people are visible.2014-09-24 +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. 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Greenery frames the lower edge.2009-09-22 +1 copiesA 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 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 festive display of painted clay dolls, a golu arrangement, on tiered step platforms draped in gold and maroon brocade. Centre stands a multi-armed goddess figure in a pink and red sari with a tall crown, flanked by a seated figure playing a veena and another figure riding a tiger, plus a seated figure on a lotus at right. Around them are smaller dolls of gods, sages, a bull, a silver mountain-like shrine and a small temple model. 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