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October 17 2015

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Photo 11695025 +1 copiesPhoto 11702105 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20162016-01-30 +1 copiesNovember 23 20162016-11-23A photograph of a floor arrangement on a white cloth with a red and yellow border of coloured powder or grains forming a large ritual diagram. Inside, red, yellow and black grain sections surround a central bundle of pink and red flower petals with a green stem. Oranges and an apple sit at the corners, and a pomegranate lies at the lower right. Beside it, a silver plate holds green leaves, small bowls of powders and grains, and a purple flower bundle. No people are visible.2017-05-26 +1 copiesNovember 23 20162016-11-23A photograph of a silver tiled tray holding a ritual rangoli-style arrangement of coloured grains and yellow flowers. Four stylised figures or symbols are formed from red, mustard-yellow, grey-black and white grains, each topped or centred with a yellow or white chrysanthemum-type flower. Thin dried grass stalks and small heaps of reddish-brown powder. No people are visible, and the arrangement is the sole subject.2018-01-28A photograph of a ceremonial floor mandala, a vastu-style grid laid out on a white cloth for a bhumi puja. Coloured grains in green, yellow, orange and brown form squares and a central cross, bordered by a band of yellow marigold petals. Bananas, a leaf, a basket of flower petals, and garlands of white and red flowers sit around the edges, with a small red kumkum dish. No people are visible.2016-11-23February 27 20162016-02-27February 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesJune 19 20162016-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a bhumi puja ground preparation: a large square floral and grain kolam on a white cloth, decorated with yellow marigold borders, with red, orange, green and yellow powder squares arranged in a geometric mandala with a central lotus-like pattern. Yellow and white garlands hang on the right beside a pot-shaped vessel. Around the kolam sit baskets and bowls of banana, rose and flower petals, rice, donut-shaped sweets, cut vegetables and betel-type leaves, with brass plates and oil lamps at left. No people are visible; only partial white-clad legs appear at the top edge.2016-11-23