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Close photo of a hand drawing a white powder design on bare ground. The fist grips a pinch of white powder. A shallow brown paper or leaf bowl heaped with the same white powder sits at the upper right. Only the hand and forearm of one person are visible, with no face shown.

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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 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.2009-06-09A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered edge and a purple blouse bends low on a dirt courtyard, drawing a white rangoli-style lotus design with her right hand while holding a metal plate of white powder in her left. A circular raised stone planter with a banyan-type tree stands behind her, and a paved path runs along the left edge.2010-07-08November 12 20102010-11-12Close photo of a person's hand in a dark red garment writing in a large shallow silver-toned tray filled with fine white powder. The hand holds a slender gold stylus with a round green-and-gold tip, drawing lines in the powder. A small copper-coloured plate lies on the powder at the right edge. Red and orange offering bowls sit at the lower edge of the frame, and a dark fabric border appears at the top. No faces are visible and no other people are present.2016-10-16January 14 20182018-01-14Close-up photograph of a white powder or flour surface on a wooden tray, with a hand holding a brush or stick tracing a design into it, partly blurred. A sleeve in red fabric and a bangle are visible at the right edge, with a bundle of white flowers or garland at the bottom. The lines of the drawn design are visible in the powder, possibly a kolam or rangoli-style pattern.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a hand with white powder. Only a hand is visible, with no face or full figure.2013-12-09A close photo of a wooden table or bench with a large smear of white powder. At the top edge, the bare feet and the lower part of a person's legs are visible, wearing an orange and red striped cloth with white border. The floor is pale grey concrete. No face is visible and no a person candidate is shown.2010-07-21December 31 20062006-12-31Close-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.2017-07-09December 09 20132013-12-09