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August 22 2011

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A chalk drawing on a dark grey ground depicts baby Krishna in blue skin with a peacock feather crown, a red tilak, golden jewellery and garlands, and a red and yellow cloth at his waist. He sits with one hand raised to his mouth and holds a purple stick, beside a brown clay pot with a purple and yellow rim and steam rising from it. The pot suggests the butter-stealing childhood scene. A small faint bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-08-22A chalk or powder pavement drawing on a grey ground showing baby Krishna as a blue-skinned child seated beside a clay pot. He wears a green cloth and red garment, yellow-red ankle and arm ornaments, a red necklace with a pendant, and earrings, with a peacock feather in his dark curly hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He lifts a white item to his mouth with one hand, while a flute with yellow ribbon lies at his feet. Above the pot a white steam or butter-like mass rises. The drawing is a sacred art depiction of Krishna and the butter pot, the figure is not a physical person.2011-08-22A chalk pavement drawing on grey concrete showing child Krishna with blue skin, black hair tied up with a peacock feather, a red tilak on his forehead and a sunburst-style halo of red and white strokes. He sits holding a purple flute, wears a red dhoti, a multicolored garland and a yellow necklace, and touches his mouth with one hand beside a red clay pot of milk-like white steam and a purple-and-yellow vessel.2011-08-22A large painted floor rangoli on sandy ground depicts baby Krishna lying on his stomach on a brown patterned mat with hanging bells, blue skin, red loincloth, yellow ornaments and a flower in his hair. White line-drawn borders and motifs surround the design. Along the top edge, a concrete step is decorated with a row of marigolds, chrysanthemums and pink flowers. No people are visible.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A large coloured floor rangoli depicting the infant deity Krishna lying on his side on a red and green cushioned cradle or swing, with a blue body, a peacock feather in his hair, gold armbands and anklets, and a small red dhoti. The frame is brown with black floral motifs and a row of hanging yellow bells, set inside a white scalloped border. Strands of yellow and white flowers lie in the upper right corner beside a stone step. No physical people are visible.2009-12-24A young boy in a blue and white checked short-sleeved shirt kneels on a concrete surface, drawing with white chalk. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist, and looks toward the camera. Behind him on the ground are colourful chalk designs in purple, green, blue and yellow, including a curling serpent-like line and a large white outlined figure with red and green accents. An orange wall runs along the right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2010-12-12December 24 20092009-12-24A large colored powder rangoli on a glossy white tiled floor depicting a peacock in profile. The peacock's neck and head are violet-blue with a curled plume tuft, and its fan-shaped tail is green with yellow and red eye-spot motifs. A red scalloped border with white outlines curves around the design. No people are visible.2014-08-17A young girl with a dark ponytail, wearing a purple collared top and brown leggings, sits cross-legged on a concrete floor drawing a kolam-style floor design with coloured powder. The white and blue-green lines form a central flower with spiral petals and small orange dots at the edges. A cup of blue-green powder sits at the right edge, and a person in orange clothing's bare feet appear at the bottom right corner.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse kneels on a grey floor at the base of stone steps, sprinkling white powder from a small metal bowl to draw a colourful kolam. The finished rangoli shows two blue-skinned, crowned deity figures in flowing pink, purple and orange garments embracing, set within a white scalloped border. Behind her, a pair of drums stands near a white-walled structure with red and white striped steps, and several people in white clothes and a man in a maroon dhoti stand or sit in the background among green plants.2010-01-02 +1 copies