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A photograph of a small devotional tableau arranged on orange and red cloth. At centre stands a dark, tiered miniature temple tower with blue and yellow accents, in front of a bronze shivalinga set in a lotus-shaped yoni basin, with two carved cobras arching above it. To the left are painted clay figures: a woman with long hair in a pink and white sari and a kneeling devotee in pink. On the right, a seated bearded figure in a saffron robe sits beside a small painted shrine niche with a deity murti. Brass items and a bronze animal figure appear in the background. No living people are visible.

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October 02 20112011-10-02October 02 20112011-10-02September 09 20112011-09-09January 21 20132013-01-21 +1 copiesA 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.2016-10-08March 01 20182018-03-01A 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.2016-10-08January 21 20132013-01-21September 12 20132013-09-12A close-up photograph of small golden-brown deity figurines and a dark grey Shivalinga on a white abhishekam-style base, set on a white surface. Several tiny statues of seated and standing deities surround the central lingam, one holding a hand raised, with a small white kalasha-like pot and a dark rock in the foreground. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual arrangement of murti and lingam.2013-07-15A close photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a white tray with a patterned orange-and-gold cloth. A small bronze standing deity murti with a tall crown stands at centre, surrounded by smaller bronze figurines of seated and standing devotees and a dark stone shivalinga on a base. A tall silver vessel is at right, and a silver pouring rod or stand arches above the tray. Yellow flowers and green leaves lie at the lower left. At left, the wrist and gold bangles of a person are partly visible, the rest of the body out of frame. No full faces are visible. The blurred background shows a red screen.2013-08-19March 24 20142014-03-24