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A photograph of a Golu display, a tiered arrangement of small clay and painted figurines set on a white draped cloth and lit by a string of warm yellow fairy lights along the shelf edges. A row of about fifteen small figurines in red, white and green dress stands and kneels with hands folded in namaskar, arranged like devotees facing a central deity. Additional figurines sit on the shelves above and below, and a painted Kathakali-style figure with a tall headdress appears at the lower right. No living people are visible; the display figures are statues.

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October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01A 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.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A 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. No physical people are visible; the figures are all dolls.2016-10-08A golu display of painted clay murti figures lit by strings of warm yellow lights. Centre stage, a seated deity murti with a crown and ornate arch sits on a throne-like pedestal, flanked by two figures in white and blue dress standing on a red-draped platform. Behind, a large coiled serpent backdrop in yellow and red rises above white draped cloth, with two decorative umbrellas framing the shrine. Smaller painted figures crowd the foreground on the white cloth, and a kalasha sits at the base of the main figure. No living people are visible.2008-10-01A photograph of a Navaratri golu display inside a hall with pink walls and a drop ceiling. In the centre sits a terracotta-coloured seated Shiva figure in meditation pose with a crescent, matted hair and rudraksha-style beads, on a brown base before a gold-and-orange draped table. Around it are many colourful clay dolls and figurines: deities, Ganesha, a lion, a tiger, a peacock, a small shrine-like carriage and reclining figures. Two orange-and-red decorative umbrellas and a framed backdrop rise behind the arrangement, with a gold deity image in the centre. No living people are visible.2016-10-08A photograph of a Golu display set up in a plain hall with pale walls and a ceiling of square tiles. In the centre, a seated figure of Shiva in meditation pose, with matted hair, rudraksha beads and an upper-arm band, rests on a brown cloth draped over a tiered platform. Surrounding it are many painted clay dolls of deities, figures and animals in bright colours, including Ganesha in orange, a reclining figure, a small shrine with a black deity, and a seated musician. A gold-and-orange cloth covers the floor and table edges. Red-and-orange umbrellas hang above the tiers, and a large screen with a golden shrine image stands at the back. No people are visible in the frame.2016-10-08 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a golu display of painted clay dolls set on a red cloth. In the foreground, three standing figures with gold halos and crowns are prominent: a central blue-skinned deity in a crown with a garland and bow, flanked by a red-saree woman figure on the left and a white-and-orange saree figure on the right, each holding a bow or object. Behind them are green-skinned figures, a seated gold-crowned figure, and a bowl on a pedestal, all blurred in a colourful background of more dolls. These are figurines, not living people. Deity murti forms are shown in a navaratri golu arrangement.2016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08