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November 20 2003

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November 21 20112011-11-21A photograph of a floor rangoli on a light tan brick-paved courtyard. The floral mandala is made of yellow and white flowers. Pointed red and pink petal shapes radiate outward, with pink lotus-like forms at the edges and loose yellow blossoms scattered around the border. A yellow cloth and a partly visible person's feet appear at the top edge. No people are prominent in the frame, and no readable text appears in the image.2016-12-15A floor mandala made of flower petals and leaves on a speckled grey terrazzo floor. A circular design with concentric rings: an outer ring of dark magenta petals, then yellow marigold-like petals, a white ring of small flowers, a green leaf ring, and a central yellow flower cluster with a red-orange flower at the centre. Small white jasmine-like blossoms are scattered around the edge, and a pink flower lies at the left edge with a corner of a purple item and a lit oil lamp at the lower right. No people are visible.2009-09-02A floor rangoli on bare ground, arranged as a large symmetrical flower design with a central lotus-like medallion of red rose petals and green leaves, ringed by bands of yellow marigold strings. Teal-green painted petal shapes and white chalk outlines surround the centre, with scattered red petals, orange blooms and a small blue flower. No people are visible in the frame, and the design occupies the whole image.2009-12-26December 02 20092009-12-02December 27 20092009-12-27December 15 20162016-12-15December 02 20092009-12-02A floor kolam or flower rangoli laid on a grey stone floor, made of finely scattered petals. A large central oval of dark green petals is ringed by a bright yellow band, with a white stylised flame or leaf-like motif outlined in pink at the centre. Around the outside, white petal shapes form a lotus-like border, interspersed with red petal strips and edged with thin gold trim. At the top left, a row of brass vessels or lamps sits on a wooden ledge. No people are visible.2008-01-01A circular floral arrangement laid on the bare brown ground. Petals in white, yellow and pink fill the circle, with a border of purple and white flowers, and a pink floral centre with green leaves radiating outward. A small oil lamp with a golden flame stands at the centre. No people are visible.2005-12-11January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a floor rangoli on a plain concrete ground. A circular kolam design of white powder outlines petals, teardrop motifs and a central six-pointed star, filled with marigold petals in yellow and orange, pink rose petals forming a ring, green leaves, white flower petals, and a pink lotus-like bloom at the centre. No people are visible; the scene is a decorative floral floor art display.2007-10-13