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A close photograph of a hand drawing a white rangoli kolam on a grey concrete ground. The hand, with dark skin, wears gold bangles and a gold ring set with a pearl, and holds a small cluster of purple flower petals or buds placed at the centre of a symmetrical lotus-petal pattern. The white powder design radiates outward with petal and loop motifs. No other people are visible.

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Close view of a hand placing a small purple flower with white centre onto a white chalk kolam drawn on a grey stone floor. The hand wears a gold bangle, a gold ring with a stone, and a gold cuff. The kolam shows symmetrical white lotus-like petal designs. No people's faces are visible, only one arm and hand.2009-06-09A white chalk kolam drawn on a pale concrete floor, with a symmetrical floral design of looping curves, petals and a central star-like flower radiating outward. Dappled shadows of a railing or branches fall across the upper part of the ground. The pattern is complete and no people are visible.2014-02-02A photograph of a white kolam, a traditional rangoli drawn in lime or rice powder, covering reddish-brown earth. Its intricate symmetrical floral and leaf-like loops radiate from a central lump of cow dung topped with small pink and white flowers, a Pongal-style decoration.2018-01-14September 12 20122012-09-12December 31 20062006-12-31November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA 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.2012-05-02June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a colourful rangoli floor design drawn on dark earth with white chalk and filled with blue, green and magenta powder. The symmetrical floral mandala has a central eight-petal flower, layered star and petal shapes, and curling white scroll motifs around its outer edge. At the upper right, the white sari hem and bare foot of a standing person are partly visible, but no full figure appears. The rangoli suggests a festive or ritual setting.2006-12-31November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a white chalk kolam drawn on a grey concrete floor. The large central design is a symmetrical geometric pattern with interlocking loops, a central eight-petalled flower, lotus motifs and curled scroll ends. Above it, stone steps carry smaller white lotus drawings and a small lamp-like motif, and a smaller flower kolam appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2010-01-09September 28 20122012-09-28