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A Golu-style display of painted clay and metal figurines arranged in tiers on white cloth draped over steps against an orange wall. Top row holds brass deity figures and rows of pink-and-yellow seated goddesses on lotus bases. Middle tiers show colourful painted dolls of deities, couples, musicians and figures in dhotis and saris, plus a green-and-white peacock-like figure. A small black deity murti sits in a niche. At the base, a small wooden chariot with red wheels, a white horse, a row of dolls in red and white attire, and a brass pot with mango leaves and a yellow cloth stand in front. No physical people are visible.

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October 08 20082008-10-08October 04 20112011-10-04A photograph of a tiered Golu-style display arranged on green and gold cloth steps against a red curtain, crowded with dozens of deity figurines, dolls and statues. A brass kalasha with red roses and green leaves sits at the centre of the lower tier. Upper figures include a Shiva-type figure with a crescent, a Ganesha figure and a Buddha-like seated figure; a Nataraja bronze appears mid-display. Small painted dolls, a white horse and a picture frame showing a temple are also visible. There are no physical people, only statues and figurines.2013-10-05A tiered display of many small painted clay and metal figurines of Hindu deities, saints and village scenes, arranged on steps covered with teal, saffron-yellow and red silk cloths. Upper tiers hold colourful deity murtis with halos, including a dark stone-like figure in a central niche. Lower tiers show Ganesha figures in orange and pink, a standing golden lamp, painted dolls of an elderly couple with a basket of fruit, and rows of small dark figures in traditional dress. No living people are visible; the subjects are all statues and figurines.2011-09-09A photograph of a multi-tiered display of colourful clay and painted figurines arranged on white-draped steps against an orange wall, typical of a Golu-style doll display. Upper tiers hold gilded deity figures including an elephant-headed Ganesha with a bowl, a seated couple resembling Shiva and Parvati, and a golden horse-mounted figure beside a golden chariot. Lower tiers hold rows of small painted dolls in saffron, pink and green saris and dhotis, figures of animals, fruit-shaped objects, and a red-and-gold seated figure. No people are visible, only a partially visible white-clad person at the left edge.2010-10-07October 01 20082008-10-01A dense display of many small painted clay and plaster figurines arranged in tiers on orange and green draped cloth, resembling a Golu-style doll arrangement. Figures include deity murtis, a seated deity with a crown and red garment at right, dancers, animals such as white horses and a bull, and devotional figures. Orange and white flower garlands frame the display. In the centre-right a glass case holds a small white temple model. A tall dark-skinned figure in a red garment with gold trim stands at right. No living people are visible.2013-10-05A tiered display of colourful clay dolls, known as a golu, arranged on white-draped shelves against a whitewashed wall. Rows of small painted figures in bright red, pink, yellow and green dress populate the shelves, including pairs of larger dolls in red and gold saris, a golden horse, a miniature chariot with white horses, a small palanquin-style shrine, and a sitting pair of figures on the lower left. Potted green plants stand at the base. Above the shelves hang a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari holding a flower, along with carved wooden deity figures and a brass-coloured Ganesha-style figure. A corner of a poster is visible at the upper left. No people are physically present.A Navaratri golu display: a tiered wooden-and-cloth staircase arrangement of many small clay and painted dolls, figurines and deity idols lit by strings of white, pink and green fairy lights. Top shelves hold brass and wooden deity murti, including a figure with a conch and Ganesha-like forms, and a framed portrait of a woman in a saffron-and-white sari. Lower tiers show dolls in traditional dress, a seated pair in red and gold, miniature trees, a horse-like figure, a dancer in a red-and-white costume and a kalasha-style pot. No people are visible in the scene.A Navaratri golu display arranged in tiered steps against a white wall, covered with white cloth and strung with multicoloured fairy lights. Rows of painted clay and wooden dolls and figurines fill each tier, including a pair of seated figures in red and gold saris at center, and a golden horse with rider on the right. Potted plants and marigolds sit at the base and sides, and a yellow-and-white decorative stand stands at the left edge. A hanging brass oil lamp is visible at upper left. No physical people are present; the figures are dolls.2009-09-22September 21 20172017-09-21 +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.2011-10-02