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A photograph of a crowded golu-style display of painted clay and metal figurines arranged in tiers on green and orange cloth. Central foreground shows a small devotional figure in orange robe with a dome-shaped canopy holding red roses above a golden kalasha on a wire-mesh base, and a seated figure in red and pink with gold ornaments. Surrounding figures include Krishna with a flute beside Radha, a musician with a veena, deity murti in gold and blue, and a framed photograph of a white temple at the top centre. Orange marigold garlands line the bottom edge. No living people are visible.

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A 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.2013-10-05A photograph of a tiered Golu-style display arranged on green and gold cloth steps against a red curtain, crowded with dozens of deity figurines, dolls and statues. A brass kalasha with red roses and green leaves sits at the centre of the lower tier. Upper figures include a Shiva-type figure with a crescent, a Ganesha figure and a Buddha-like seated figure; a Nataraja bronze appears mid-display. Small painted dolls, a white horse and a picture frame showing a temple are also visible. There are no physical people, only statues and figurines.2013-10-05Photo 11737546A photograph of a tiered display of many deity statues and figurines, arranged on a stepped platform draped with orange and green cloth and heaped with marigold, rose and jasmine garlands. Two dark stone murtis in gold-trimmed ornaments and crowns stand in front, with a Ganesha figure at upper right and a central bronze-coloured figure seated before a small shrine with a red flower. A gold column and red curtains frame the hall. No people are visible.2013-10-05October 10 20132013-10-10A Golu-style display of painted clay and metal figurines arranged in tiers on white cloth draped over steps against an orange wall. Top row holds brass deity figures and rows of pink-and-yellow seated goddesses on lotus bases. Middle tiers show colourful painted dolls of deities, couples, musicians and figures in dhotis and saris, plus a green-and-white peacock-like figure. A small black deity murti sits in a niche. At the base, a small wooden chariot with red wheels, a white horse, a row of dolls in red and white attire, and a brass pot with mango leaves and a yellow cloth stand in front. No physical people are visible.2011-09-28October 04 20112011-10-04A tiered golu-style display of many painted clay and resin deity figures on orange and dark striped cloth steps, decorated with garlands of marigolds, orange and white flowers. Prominent figures include a white Ganesha at top left, a Shiva seated in meditation with a trident and a cobra at centre, a green-skinned Vishnu with a conch, a Buddha figure at right, and a pair of dark-complexioned bride-and-groom style murtis in red and gold dress at the bottom. A framed photograph of a temple chariot sits in the middle tier, and a silver kalasha with a tricolour cloth stands among the figures. No living people are visible.2013-10-05A 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.2011-09-09A 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.2011-10-02September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesOctober 06 20132013-10-06