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A photograph of a floral rangoli-style design on a mosaic tile floor of irregular white and grey stone pieces. An eight-pointed star made of petals is arranged in alternating yellow and pink bands, with a cluster of small brown seeds or beads at the centre and dark round dots marking the points. At the far left edge a sliver of another photograph shows a partial face and a building.

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A photograph of a large eight-pointed star floor design laid on a mosaic of irregular pale grey and white stone tiles. The star is filled with yellow marigold-type petals alternating with pink petals, outlined in dark brown, with small clay oil lamps lit at each point and a cluster of lamps at the centre. No people are visible; the image is a floral rangoli-style offering arranged for a temple or ritual setting.2003-12-19A photograph of a floor rangoli on a light tan brick-paved courtyard. The floral mandala is made of yellow and white flowers. Pointed red and pink petal shapes radiate outward, with pink lotus-like forms at the edges and loose yellow blossoms scattered around the border. A yellow cloth and a partly visible person's feet appear at the top edge. No people are prominent in the frame, and no readable text appears in the image.2016-12-15November 20 20032003-11-20December 02 20092009-12-02December 15 20162016-12-15A close-up photograph of a floor rangoli on a grey stone pavement. The design is a radial flower-like pattern of eight yellow petal shapes and green petal shapes alternating around a small deep red centre, outlined in thin white powder lines. No people are visible.2016-09-26Close view of a stone step decorated with a floral kolam-style design in white powder outline. Marigold and red petals form a central vessel shape topped by a clay oil lamp with a lit flame. Purple chrysanthemum-type flowers arrange in a ring around a small oil lamp, with more small lamps and red and yellow flower accents. A triangular pattern of red rose petals with white flowers lies on the lower step. No people are visible; the scene is an offering arrangement of flowers and oil lamps.2016-12-16A floor rangoli on bare ground, arranged as a large symmetrical flower design with a central lotus-like medallion of red rose petals and green leaves, ringed by bands of yellow marigold strings. Teal-green painted petal shapes and white chalk outlines surround the centre, with scattered red petals, orange blooms and a small blue flower. No people are visible in the frame, and the design occupies the whole image.2009-12-26December 15 20162016-12-15September 23 20062006-09-23Overhead view of a floral rangoli on bare ground, drawn with white powder lines in a flower-petal pattern. Six mounds of orange marigold petals surround a central yellow-rimmed dish holding pink rose petals. A ring of pink rose petals borders the design, with green leaves and yellow and orange flower petals scattered at the corners. No people are visible. The page links it to Navaratri Day 2 at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru, but no a person appears in the frame.2007-10-13December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copies