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A Golu display of painted clay dolls arranged on white cloth over red and green fabric, set up for Navaratri. In the centre, a small tree and a golden shrine-like structure stand on a low gold platform, surrounded by figures in yellow, blue, pink and green saris and dhotis holding drums and objects. At the bottom, four seated dolls, including two pot-bellied and two older women in green and red saris, sit beside a small figure, with fruits in front of them. A Ganesha figure appears at both upper corners, and a seated deity murti stands at the far left among small lamps and shivalingas. No live people are visible.

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