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A boy kneels on a concrete floor under a open-sided pavilion, drawing a colourful rangoli design. He wears a dark olive shirt, jeans and a lanyard-style cord with a pendant, and is pressing coloured powder into a star pattern of green, yellow and brown with a small cup. White chalk outlines swirl around the design. Behind him, a girl in orange and another child sit on the floor near small cups of powder, and a person stands in the background among trees.

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May 02 20122012-05-02A photograph of children making colourful rangoli floor art on a concrete ground. A young man in a green patterned short-sleeved shirt and jeans kneels at left, pointing at a white chalk design with yellow and green powder. A small boy in a blue-and-white striped polo and blue shorts, wearing a red bead necklace, sits cross-legged and holds a white paper cup of yellow powder. Another child in orange clothing and red beads sits at upper right. Empty paper and metal cups, scattered coloured powder and a red pillar are visible. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Close overhead photo of a rangoli being made on a brown floor. A white chalk outline of a star-like lotus design with wavy petals is filled with coloured powders: yellow, brick red and green at the centre. Two hands, one at upper left and one at upper right, reach toward the design. Two white paper cups holding blue and brown powder sit on the floor, with a small yellow powder packet at the top. No other physical people are visible.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Several young people sit barefoot on a concrete floor under a red-pillared veranda, drawing floral kolam designs with white chalk and coloured powder. In the foreground a girl in a red t-shirt and black leggings leans forward, holding a small paper packet and a chalk piece, beside a white paper cup. Green and pink colour fills the lotus-like patterns. Behind her a boy in a white shirt and dark trousers and a girl in a pink top also work, while a figure in white clothing stands at the upper edge. Potted plants and a red step frame the scene.2012-05-02A floor rangoli on a concrete surface shows a star-shaped design with yellow, brown and green powder filling a white-outlined sun-like motif with wavy rays. Small paper cups hold blue and brown powder beside a yellow powder packet. No people are visible; the scene shows only the decorative pattern and powder supplies.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Young 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.2012-05-02