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A festive indoor display set up for a Navaratri golu-style arrangement. Tiered shelves covered with white cloth hold many painted clay dolls and figurines of deities and village figures in bright colours. In the centre, a white-draped step base with a framed portrait of a smiling figure wearing orange robes and a flower garland, labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Ganesha idols in pink and white flank the arrangement. On the floor, a white cloth mat holds rows of colourful dolls, and a brown sand-like lettering reads NITHYANANDAM. Colourful rangoli designs in pink, purple and green surround brass oil lamps, and a man in white at left lights a lamp. No live crowd is visible.

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October 03 20082008-10-03Navaratri golu display: a tiered stepped stand draped in white cloth holds rows of painted clay and wooden dolls depicting deities, couples, animals, trees and figures in colourful and brown costumes. At the top centre sits a seated figure in an orange robe with a red headwrap and rudraksha-style beads, flanked by two small glass-cased temple models. Before the stand a rangoli of green, yellow, purple and pink geometric lotus petals surrounds a brass oil lamp, with a brass kalasha holding a coconut placed in front. A pink-and-yellow Ganesha figure stands at the right edge. No physical people are visible.2008-10-03A Navaratri golu display in a plain whitewashed room with a concrete floor. Tiered white-draped shelving holds dozens of painted clay dolls of deities, saints and figures in bright colours, arranged in rows. A framed photograph at the top shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala seated before a large banyan tree, labelled with a printed Tamil caption. Small framed temple models flank the photo. Terracotta horses stand at the base on either side, and a sand inscription reading NITHYANANDAM lies on the floor above a sand circle with four small clay figures and marigold petals. A decorated pillar with a leafy plant stands at right. No people are visible.2007-10-12A photograph of a Navaratri golu display arranged on a tiered white-draped stand with gold trim. Rows of painted clay and wooden dolls fill the shelves, including deity figures, couples, and village or everyday scenes, some with a miniature tree and a small figure. A cobra figure, a small kalasha-style pot with a sprig, and a rangoli design sit on the floor. At the top, a framed photo shows a figure in saffron robes with rudraksha mala and a shaved head, seated with a raised hand; two small temple models flank him. No physical people are visible.2008-10-03A tiered display of colourful clay and painted figurines, known as a golu arrangement, set on white-draped steps in a plain whitewashed room. Rows of small deity and doll figures in red, yellow, green and white fill each level, with terracotta horses at the base and a sand-written name on the floor. A framed portrait of a seated man in saffron robes and a garland, labelled Nithyananda, hangs above the steps, with a tree and a decorated pillar at right and a garlanded figure partly visible. No people are present in the scene.2007-10-12Interior of a whitewashed hall showing tiered white-draped display shelves filled with small painted clay and wooden figurines of deities, gods and devotees in orange, yellow, red and blue. At left a seated figure in orange robe with raised hand stands on a shelf beside two glass cases holding temple models. A large painted cobra-hood sculpture with blue and orange stripes stands at center beside a framed photograph of a bearded robed man seated on a cushion. Colourful kolam rangoli covers the floor at right and a small brass lamp sits on a tray. No physical people are visible.2008-09-30October 08 20082008-10-08A Navaratri golu display in a plain room with whitewashed walls and a concrete floor. A tiered stepped stand draped in white cloth holds rows of painted clay dolls of deities, figures and animals in bright colours. A framed portrait at the top shows a seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, flanked by small framed model temples. Terracotta elephants and figures stand on either side, paper decorations lie on the floor, and a green grass rangoli with a small oil lamp sits in front. A man-size statue stands at the far right. No physical people are visible.2007-10-16October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of an indoor display room with white walls and a corrugated ceiling, filled with small painted clay and wooden figurines of deities, people and animals arranged on tiered white-draped shelves. At the centre stands a large cobra-shaped hood sculpture in orange, yellow and blue with a white cloth bed beneath it, and a framed photo labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a seated man in orange robes with a mala holding up a hand. Two colourful Ganesha murtis sit on the floor, and a tall statue-like figure in orange-red robes stands on a shelf near the window. No living people are visible.2008-09-30A photograph of a festive golu display in an indoor hall with plain walls. At the centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a seated figure in orange robes with a mala, set on a tiered red and yellow pedestal above which rises a large painted cobra-hood canopy. Below, a white cloth carries rows of small painted clay dolls and a deity murti, flanked by two colourful Ganesha figures. Shelves on both sides hold more dolls and miniature chariots and horses, lit by strings of warm yellow lights. Floor petals spell out part of the word "a person". No people are visible.2008-10-01Indoor Navaratri golu display in a hall with a concrete floor and corrugated ceiling. Two tiered wooden shelves covered in white cloth hold rows of small clay and painted figurines of deities and dolls, outlined with warm yellow string lights. A large decorated kalasha-like pot with a cobra hood stands in the centre beside a framed portrait of a seated figure. The floor shows colourful rangoli designs and a lamp, with 'NITHYANANDAM' written in black powder. A wall board in Kannada and English reads 'Things Used by Paramahamsa'. No people are visible.2008-10-01