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A golden horse figurine with a yellow mane tuft and a bejewelled bridle stands on a green painted wave base, bearing a richly coloured doll-like rider. The rider wears a tall gilded crown, blue top, yellow dhoti, orange sash and a white, green and pink ornamented shawl, and holds a green object. Behind them are painted clay dolls and figures on shelves, a grey cloth backdrop and a few green plants, with fairy lights wired around the base.

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September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesA festive Navaratri golu display of painted clay and plaster dolls arranged on tiered white-draped steps lit with fairy lights. In the centre, a deity figure with a crown and blue body sits astride a large golden horse with a garland, beneath a pink, blue and yellow umbrella. Figures of women in red and pink saris stand at the top, with smaller dolls scattered across the tiers and a green grass base. On the right, a doll in a white and red Kathakali-style costume with a headdress is shown beside a painted horse. A small temple-like shrine model stands at lower left.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.September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri-season display of painted clay figurines arranged on a bed of soil. Many small figures in saffron, orange, yellow, red and green clothing stand in a crowd, some with tilak markings and red turbans, some holding instruments or gesturing. A white horse figurine with red and green saddle cloth stands at right, a figure on horseback at left, and a small raised red platform with a figure and a painted deity murti appears in the background beside a table of fruit and vegetables. Greenery frames the lower edge.2009-09-22 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20112011-09-09A 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.2009-GLIMPSES-OF-NAVARATRI-CELEBRATIONA 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.A 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.