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Indoor display of Navaratri dolls (golu) arranged on a tiered white-draped shelving unit against a plain white wall. Rows of small painted clay and wooden figurines show deities, saints, animals, a horse-drawn chariot, and a seated deity figure with a cobra hood, with miniature temple shrines at the top. A tall decorative cobra-hooded panel stands at left, with a framed photograph of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated and gesturing, set on a wooden base decorated with yellow flowers. Ganesha figures, a large colourful clay figure, pumpkin-like fruits and a small brass lamp sit on the floor in front. A glass cabinet with framed pictures stands at right. No physical people are visible.

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A 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 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.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30Interior 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.2008-09-30Photograph of a tiered display of Navaratri golu dolls arranged on white-draped shelves in an indoor hall with a grey wall and grey floor. Top shelf holds a painted chariot pulled by two white horses, a dark carved deity figure, a colourful Ganesha, and small temple models. Lower tiers show rows of small painted figurines including a seated figure beneath a cobra hood, groups of standing figures, a tree-shaped stand, a Kathakali-style dancer with a red face and white skirt, and a pair of seated elderly figures holding fruit. Foreground includes a decorated kalasha-style brass vessel and a floor kolam in green, red and white. Wall signage in Kannada is partly visible at the upper right.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.2007-10-12October 08 20082008-10-08A 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.October 17 20072007-10-17September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri golu display: a tiered stepped arrangement of dozens of painted clay and wooden dolls and figurines on white-draped shelves, showing deities, couples, animals, horses, chariots and a small palanquin. Potted plants and marigolds sit at the base, with brass lamps and a framed photo of a woman in orange sari framed on the wall above. Framed photographs hang at the upper left. Physical people are absent from the scene.2009-09-22October 08 20082008-10-08