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A photograph of a golden horse figurine with a rider, displayed among colourful clay dolls and miniatures at a festival stall. The rider wears a blue top, orange-yellow dhoti, a pointed gold crown, and a rainbow-striped garland, and holds a whip raised in one hand. The horse is gold-painted with a green wave base and pink saddle cloth. Around it are small painted figurines of people in traditional dress, a temple-tower model on the right, and yellow marigold flowers. No living people are visible.

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September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22A golden horse figurine with a yellow mane tuft and a bejewelled bridle stands on a green painted wave base, bearing a richly coloured doll-like rider. The rider wears a tall gilded crown, blue top, yellow dhoti, orange sash and a white, green and pink ornamented shawl, and holds a green object. Behind them are painted clay dolls and figures on shelves, a grey cloth backdrop and a few green plants, with fairy lights wired around the base.2009-09-22A festive Navaratri golu display of painted clay and plaster dolls arranged on tiered white-draped steps lit with fairy lights. In the centre, a deity figure with a crown and blue body sits astride a large golden horse with a garland, beneath a pink, blue and yellow umbrella. Figures of women in red and pink saris stand at the top, with smaller dolls scattered across the tiers and a green grass base. On the right, a doll in a white and red Kathakali-style costume with a headdress is shown beside a painted horse. A small temple-like shrine model stands at lower left.A photograph of a Navaratri golu display: a tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls on white draped shelves, lit by string lights. In the centre, a large golden horse figurine with a pink and blue umbrella stands on green grass and a small pond base. Around it are dolls of people, a wooden chariot with a white horse, a tall figure in a red and white dress, miniature houses and trees. Scattered dolls of people and horses sit on the grass at the lower edges. No living people are visible.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 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 copiesA 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.2011-10-02A 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.2009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATIONA Navaratri golu display arranged on tiered white-draped steps and on the ground under strings of small coloured fairy lights. Painted clay dolls fill the scene: a Kathakali-style dancer in a red and white costume with a round green-and-red face mask on the upper left, a white horse with a red and green saddle cloth, and a gold-coloured standing figure beside a tree-like structure. A cluster of smaller dolls, some in orange, pink and green dress, surround a central seated couple and a pair of animal figures on an open patch of soil. A gilded temple-like canopy with coloured tassels sits to the right, flanked by potted green plants and a steel frame. The scene is outdoors in the evening, with dark ground and a building wall behind.A photograph of a golu display of painted clay figurines arranged on a white cloth with a striped border. Dozens of small figures in bright clothing stand in rows, including a musician in pink holding a flute, figures with drums and cymbals, and a seated figure on a white horse-like mount in the centre. Two large painted Ganesha figures with pink and green colours flank the display, and strings of warm lights run behind it. The figurines are statues, not living people.2008-10-01