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March 02 2018

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March 02 20182018-03-02Overhead view of a square floor arrangement on red cloth on bare ground. A yellow marigold garland border frames a field of white rice or grain, with red flower petals and red powder filling four lotus-like petal shapes around a central white circle. Several small brass or metal figures sit among the red petals. At the upper right, a person in orange clothing sits at the edge, and brass vessels with turmeric, kumkum and other powders sit on a tray beside banana leaves. Pongal-festival-style offering decoration.2018-01-14March 02 20182018-03-02A square floral arrangement on the ground, bordered by yellow marigold-type blossoms and red rose petals, with a central mound of white flowers. Small metal deity figurines stand within the red petal panels around the centre. Scattered white jasmine-like petals fill the field. A brass lamp stand and a striped cloth sit at the edge, with reddish earth beneath. No people are visible.2018-01-14March 02 20182018-03-02August 15 20092009-08-15June 08 20172017-06-08Overhead photo of a floral mandala laid on a red cloth on bare ground. Yellow marigold garlands form a large outer frame and a central ring, filled with white jasmine-like blossoms and red rose petals arranged in petal-shaped sections. Several small bronze figurines, possibly deity murtis, sit within the red petal sections. A metal vessel edge is visible at the right. No people are visible.2018-01-14A ritual mandala laid out on a white cloth with a blue border, made from coloured grains and rice in yellow, dark brown, rust-red and green, bordered with gold beads. Four symmetrical petal-like forms radiate from a central square filled with red and yellow grain, topped with a crossed trident-like stick adorned with a red flower. Small gold and silver ornaments and red flower offerings decorate the design. No people are visible; the page refers to a Samaya Deeksha homa mandala.2015-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a large round metal vessel set on a paved ground, filled with a floral arrangement. Concentric rings of red, pink and yellow petals surround a central white field of rice or grains, on which a red-petalled swastika is laid out with white frangipani-style flowers placed at its corners. Pink hibiscus blooms are scattered among the rings. No people are visible, and the scene reads as a flower and grain offering arrangement, possibly for a ritual.2017-09-03Overhead photo of a ceremonial yantra-style mandala laid out on a round white cloth over a blue cloth. Four petal-shaped fields in yellow, dark brown, white and deep maroon/brown are edged with gold beaded borders, with green powder lines radiating between them and a central square of red and orange petals. Scattered orange flowers and petals lie on the mandala, with small gold ornaments placed in each field. Brass vessels, a bowl of rice and a lamp appear at the edges, with a person's orange-clad leg visible at top left. No people are shown in full.2015-07-17October 02 20082008-10-02