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Close-up photograph of a yellow-painted wooden or stone surface decorated with ritual markings in white and deep red-pink powder. Two oval red-pink patches with white rims sit beside a white eight-pointed star shape with a red centre, and a white vertical stripe appears at the right edge. The background is dark and out of focus. No people are visible, and the scene appears to be a decorated temple or shrine element, possibly marked with kumkum and white powder.

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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Close-up photograph of a row of yellow-painted bricks or blocks decorated with white painted rings and dotted patterns. Each ring holds a central mound of red powder (likely kumkum) surrounded by yellow grains, and the circles are paired with black dots and white painted bands. A thin straw or grass cord is tied across the bricks. The background is dark brick and dry straw. No people are visible.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Close-up of a stone-grey floor decorated with a yellow and magenta kolam-style floral design made of coloured powder, with white jasmine-like flowers and a pink rose placed at the centre. A woven straw mat with a blue border sits at the upper left edge of the frame. No people or a person candidate are visible.2010-11-01Close-up photograph of a white rangoli-style floor design on a pale sandstone paving slab with dark mortar joints. A white lotus-like pattern with pointed petals surrounds five orange and red powder dots. No people are visible in the frame, and the surrounding stone tiles are plain and sunlit.2017-07-09Close-up photograph of a ritual rice-grain kolam or rangoli laid on a light lavender cloth. Concentric rings of white, red and yellow rice surround a central yellow dot, with red and yellow rice outlines and a black rice field in the upper right. No people, deity murti or a person are visible; the subject is the decorative floor design made from coloured grains.2017-05-02A photograph of a floor-level floral arrangement on a rough earthen or stone surface. Yellow marigold-type blossoms and red rose petals form a symmetrical flower design, with a white chalk-drawn border of looping scrolls and leaf motifs around it. A few loose yellow petals lie at the left edge. No people are visible. The setting appears to be a rocky, dimly lit interior, possibly under construction, and the arrangement looks like a floral rangoli-style offering.2009-01-01May 02 20172017-05-02