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A display of painted clay murti figures on a white draped table during Navaratri celebrations. Eight seated goddess figures in pink, blue, orange and yellow sarees sit on pink lotus pedestals with yellow flower garlands at their bases, and two small animal vehicles appear at the ends. Behind them stands a carved golden-white deity murti in an arched red wooden shrine frame, with brass figures and a framed picture at the top edge. No physical people are visible.

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October 17 20072007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17October 12 20072007-10-12September 09 20112011-09-09September 24 20142014-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a display of painted clay deity murtis on a white draped stage. The central figure is a multi-armed goddess in a red and gold dress with a gold crown, riding a brown lion with green base, holding a trident and other attributes. Behind her stand a row of smaller painted murtis with golden halos in yellow, pink and blue robes wearing garlands. Smaller figures in pink, blue and green sit in front on the lower left and right.2008-10-08A row of brightly painted clay or wooden deity figurines displayed on orange and gold cloth-covered shelves in a temple-style setting. Figures wear gold crowns and jewellery, with pink, blue, yellow and green colouring, and some have garlands of red, green and white. In the background more painted figures and a small brass shrine piece are visible. No people are present; the figures are statues and this is a display of deity murti.2011-09-09October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of a festive Navaratri golu-style display with no people present. On the left, a painted red and blue shrine frame holds a seated goddess murti in a crown and white-and-gold patterned shawl, with two pink lotus flowers beside her. In front, on a pink lotus petal backdrop, sits a small figure in orange robes and a white garland, next to a figure in a magenta skirt and gold crown. A brass kalasha or vessel and a brass lamp rest on a yellow-and-orange platform. On the right, a tiered white-draped stepped stand holds many clay and painted murtis of deities and figures, decorated with tinsel and scattered red and pink flowers. A small framed picture of a goddess sits atop the stand.2009-10-10October 02 20112011-10-02A display of small painted deity figurines arranged on white draped tiers, decorated with yellow marigold flowers. Front row shows several Ganesha murtis in varied colours: a red-backed one at left, a golden-haloed one with pink lotus seat, a pink-and-white central Ganesha with a small brass lamp, offering dish and flowers at its base, a golden-crowned multi-armed Ganesha, and a pink-robed seated Ganesha at right. Red carved stone Ganesha-like forms and yellow marigolds lie between figures. Behind, higher tiers hold more painted figurines including seated Lakshmi-type forms on pink lotuses, a seated Shiva-like figure and other devotional murtis. No people are visible.2007-10-12September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies