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A Golu festive doll display set up in an open-sided pavilion for Navaratri. Dozens of painted clay and wooden figurines, many in colourful saris and dhotis, are arranged around a sand-covered courtyard bordered by white and red striped walls. Several dark wooden elephants with red cloths sit along the foreground, and small clay pots and lit lamps are placed around the edges. A goddess figure seated on a bull or ox stands on a raised platform at the back, with a golden throne and palanquin nearby. These are statues and figurines only, with no physical people visible.

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A Golu festive display of painted clay dolls and figurines arranged on a sand-covered floor under a open pavilion. Many small colourful dolls in saris and dhotis line the sides, with black toy elephants and ceramic pots in the foreground. A central sandy avenue is bordered by white and red striped railings, with a decorated throne-like structure at the far end. A large deity murti seated on a lion or tiger mount sits atop a platform in the back, with a palanquin-style structure beside it. No physical people are visible.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +3 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Navaratri golu display at night: a large tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls and figurines set on sand within white-and-red railed borders, lit by small oil lamps, blue fairy lights and red lamps. Above at the top centre sits a golden-red deity murti of a goddess riding a tiger, with multiple arms and a crown, on a raised platform. A gilded palanquin-style canopy and small elephant figures line the display. At the left edge a single standing person in a white dress and a white shawl looks toward the display.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a golu display at night, with a large goddess figure seated on a lion-like mount at the top, holding raised hands and weapons, in front of a white draped backdrop. Below, rows of painted clay dolls and figurines in saris and dhotis line a tiered sandy platform, with miniature temple structures, a golden palanquin-style shrine at right, small elephants, and red and blue string lights. No physical people are visible, so this is a display of figurines rather than a gathering.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesA 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 Navaratri golu display, a tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls set on white cloth and dusted with reddish-brown granules. Along the front, many small figures in bright saffron, green, pink and yellow clothes are arranged as a crowd, some in pairs, with a small red-cloth table holding offerings. Behind them on a raised platform, larger seated figures in green saree, blue and gold clothing and white garments sit beside pumpkins and fruit. Strings of white and green fairy lights run along the display, and potted green plants frame the foreground. A large golden statue's legs are visible at the top left. No physical people are visible.September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies