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A Navaratri golu display arranged on tiered white-draped steps and on the ground under strings of small coloured fairy lights. Painted clay dolls fill the scene: a Kathakali-style dancer in a red and white costume with a round green-and-red face mask on the upper left, a white horse with a red and green saddle cloth, and a gold-coloured standing figure beside a tree-like structure. A cluster of smaller dolls, some in orange, pink and green dress, surround a central seated couple and a pair of animal figures on an open patch of soil. A gilded temple-like canopy with coloured tassels sits to the right, flanked by potted green plants and a steel frame. The scene is outdoors in the evening, with dark ground and a building wall behind.

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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.2009-09-22A festive Navaratri golu display on a white-draped table, lit with blue and green fairy lights. Rows of painted clay dolls in bright saffron, red, green and pink clothes stand on a green mat, including a figure on a horse and a figure seated on a bell-shaped pedestal. Behind them a gilded canopied shrine with tassels in red, green and pink holds a small deity murti. Potted plants and a brass plate sit nearby. No physical people are visible; the figures are dolls and the shrine is a model.A night photograph of a Navaratri golu display: a tiered arrangement of painted clay and doll figures on white cloth, lit by string lights. Central is a gilded, multi-tiered shrine-like structure decorated with tassels and pink and green pom-poms, with a small image visible inside. Figures include a rider on a horse, a seated figure beside a decorated horse, a tree-like arrangement at left, and standing dolls in red, orange, green and white clothing. Potted green plants and a red-railed wall stand behind. No live people are visible in the scene.A photograph of a Navaratri golu display: a tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls on white draped shelves, lit by string lights. In the centre, a large golden horse figurine with a pink and blue umbrella stands on green grass and a small pond base. Around it are dolls of people, a wooden chariot with a white horse, a tall figure in a red and white dress, miniature houses and trees. Scattered dolls of people and horses sit on the grass at the lower edges. No living people are visible.A photograph of a Navaratri golu display, a tiered arrangement of painted clay dolls set on white cloth and dusted with reddish-brown granules. Along the front, many small figures in bright saffron, green, pink and yellow clothes are arranged as a crowd, some in pairs, with a small red-cloth table holding offerings. Behind them on a raised platform, larger seated figures in green saree, blue and gold clothing and white garments sit beside pumpkins and fruit. Strings of white and green fairy lights run along the display, and potted green plants frame the foreground. A large golden statue's legs are visible at the top left. No physical people are visible.A 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.September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a golu display of painted clay figurines arranged on a white cloth with a striped border. Dozens of small figures in bright clothing stand in rows, including a musician in pink holding a flute, figures with drums and cymbals, and a seated figure on a white horse-like mount in the centre. Two large painted Ganesha figures with pink and green colours flank the display, and strings of warm lights run behind it. The figurines are statues, not living people.2008-10-01September 24 20142014-09-24October 01 20082008-10-012009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATION