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A young girl in an orange top and orange-and-checked skirt sits cross-legged on a concrete floor, dipping her fingers into a cup of blue powder beside small cups of pink, magenta and yellow colour. Beside her, another child in a yellow top reaches toward a large chalk-drawn rangoli of a deity murti outlined in white and filled with purple, blue, green and pink powder. Bangles, a beaded necklace and a patterned mat are visible. No a person candidate is present; the setting appears to be an outdoor ashram floor.

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May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A young girl in a navy and purple patterned dress sits cross-legged on a concrete floor, her hands and arms smeared with blue and purple powder paint. She holds a white cup and looks down at colourful powder design on the ground. Behind her, other children sit at similar cups; a boy in a striped blue shirt and beaded necklace paints, and a girl in an orange top and beaded necklace works with green-stained hands. A red wall and a mosaic of coloured powder patterns fill the background.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Two young girls sit on a concrete floor under a covered area, painting with coloured powders in small white paper cups. The girl on the left wears an orange top with a Minnie-style graphic, orange trousers, a plaid cloth at her waist, a beaded necklace and bangles, and has purple-stained fingers. The girl on the right wears a dark plaid sleeveless dress and blue-stained hands, and sits barefoot. Pink, blue and purple powder is scattered across the floor in front of them, and a red metal pillar stands at the right edge. Another child sits partially visible at the left. No deity, a person or ritual is visible.2012-05-02Two young girls sit barefoot on a concrete floor sprinkling coloured powder in pink, blue and yellow from small white paper cups. The girl on the left wears an orange top, orange trousers and a wooden bead necklace, and her hand is stained blue. The girl on the right wears a dark patterned dress and has pink and blue powder on her hands and legs. Chalk drawings and scattered coloured powder cover the floor around them, with more cups visible, and a red pillar stands at the right edge.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02 +2 copiesYoung girls and a boy sit on a concrete floor under an orange-walled colonnade, drawing floral kolam designs with white chalk and filling petals with green and pink powder. In the foreground a girl in a red t-shirt and black bangles leans forward, holding a green powder cone over a large lotus-like outline, with small paper cups of colour beside it. Other children in white salwar kameez, pink and black outfits work along the steps behind, and a red pillar frames the left side with potted plants beyond.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A 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.2012-05-02Two young girls sit on a concrete floor painting with coloured powder in small white paper cups. The girl on the left wears an orange top, orange trousers and a long beaded mala necklace; the girl on the right, smiling, wears a dark plaid sleeveless dress and has blue and pink powder on her hands, feet and legs. Their hands are dusted in blue powder and blue and pink colour streaks cover the floor around them. Behind them, several seated people in orange and white clothing are partly visible against a red-orange wall.2012-05-02A girl in an orange t-shirt and black track pants kneels on a concrete path, painting a colourful flower rangoli design with powder held in a small white cup. Her hand is stained with blue and pink colour. Nearby, other children sit along the edge of an orange-red step painting similar floral and lotus-style patterns in yellow, pink, purple and blue. Additional white paint cups sit on the concrete, and a folded blue floral cloth lies on the step.2010-12-12