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May 29 2012

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May 29 20122012-05-29A painted oval yantra-style diagram on a white wall, showing a central lotus petal ring around a yellow circle with an inner green-and-yellow hexagram (two interlocking triangles) containing Sanskrit-style mantra text. Surrounding it are blue stepped geometric lines in an orange and pale green oval border, with directional labels in Tamil script at the top (north-east region marker), left, right and bottom. No people are visible; the image is a photograph of this painted artwork.2009-08-08A large circular floor rangoli on bare ground, made from coloured powders in magenta, violet, blue, yellow, orange-red and maroon. Petal-shaped sections radiate from a central eight-petal flower, with white outlines and white spiral and curl motifs. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible. A small logo appears at the top left and a , , with the source given as2010-01-20December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA colourful floor kolam, a geometric rangoli drawn on bare ground at night, dominates the frame. Interlocking star and swastika-like motifs in purple, teal, red, blue, lime green and yellow are outlined in white powder, with flower-shaped petals between them. A pale stone pedestal or step sits at the top edge. No people are visible, and the page's a person reference does not show anyone in this image.2008-01-01A photograph of a colourful rangoli floor design drawn on dark earth with white chalk and filled with blue, green and magenta powder. The symmetrical floral mandala has a central eight-petal flower, layered star and petal shapes, and curling white scroll motifs around its outer edge. At the upper right, the white sari hem and bare foot of a standing person are partly visible, but no full figure appears. The rangoli suggests a festive or ritual setting.2006-12-31May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a floor rangoli, a colourful sand or powder design on pale tiles with no people visible. It is a large flower-like pattern with a central red circle bordered in orange, enclosing an eight-pointed star in blue and yellow-orange. Five small brass oil lamps sit in the centre, with a small red and gold decorative element among them. Ringing the centre are petal shapes in pink, green and yellow, separated by white outlines.2014-09-02December 31 20062006-12-31September 26 20162016-09-26January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesA large colourful rangoli drawn in chalk and coloured powder on bare brown earth. A central eight-petalled flower with a yellow ring and blue inner petals surrounds a small red-and-white floral motif. Around it are a red scalloped border, blue and green lotus-like petals, pale green and yellow lattice diamonds, and white outlined birds with fanned tails at the edges. No people are visible.2008-01-01