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A 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.

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A girl with a dark ponytail, wearing a purple collared top and dark trousers, sits on a concrete floor and draws a floral kolam pattern with white chalk and blue and orange accents. Her left hand rests on the floor beside the design, which features white lotus-like petals and blue spiral motifs. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2012-05-02Overhead photo of a young woman with glasses and a long side braid kneeling on a stone floor, filling a chalk-outlined floral kolam design with bright pink powder. She wears a white and red floral-print kurta, a gold bangle, and a beaded necklace. Her hand presses a pink petal shape within the white lines of the drawing. No swami visible; the scene shows rangoli-style floor art preparation.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A 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.2010-12-12Young 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.2012-05-02A woman in glasses, wearing a white top with small red floral print and white skirt, kneels on a concrete floor and fills a chalk-outlined floral kolam design with bright pink powder using her fingers. Her hair is in a long braid, and she wears a gold bangle on her wrist and a beaded mala necklace. Chalk outlines of petals and curving lines cover the floor around her. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-05-02Several 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 smiling young girl in a blue striped short-sleeved top over a blue-and-grey floral print skirt crouches on a concrete ground drawing a colourful kolam rangoli with coloured powder. Her wrists carry silver bangles and she wears small gold earrings. Around her, pink, blue, yellow, green and purple floral and leaf motifs, a red-and-blue circular lotus design with a red spiral centre, and white looping lines cover the ground. A small white cup of coloured powder sits beside her hand. Partially visible at the upper left, another person in orange clothing sits nearby.2010-12-12July 15 20122012-07-15