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Close view of a wooden platform dusted with white powder, with a Sanskrit-like script or design traced into the powder. A dark brown silk cloth with a gold-red border covers part of the platform, and red flowers and white flowers lie near the edge. At the top, the orange-robed arms of two people are visible, one hand holding a flower.

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A photograph of a ritual scene on a low wooden platform. A white powder design, possibly rice flour or kolam-style patterning, covers the wood, with a red flower and white jasmine-like garland placed near the centre. A dark brown silk cloth with a red border and gold zari edging drapes across the lower right. Partially visible seated people in saffron-orange robes sit at the top edge of the frame, and a bowl of white powder sits at the lower left on the concrete floor.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close view of a white powder. Scattered petals and a portion of white and red flower garland lie at the upper right, beside a dark brown cloth edge with red trim. No people are clearly visible; the frame shows only the powder design, flowers and fabric.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photograph of a wooden tray or board covered with fine white powder, with a drawn or smeared design of curving lines and marks. A garland of white flowers with a cluster of red blossoms lies on the right edge, beside a dark maroon cloth with a red border. Scattered white petals and grains are on the wood, and orange-robed legs are visible at the top edge.2010-07-21Close-up photo of a wooden tray or board with a white powder design. White and red flower garlands, including red roses and white chrysanthemum-like blossoms, lie across the right edge, held by a person in a dark maroon garment with gold border. At upper left, a figure in orange robes stands, and at upper right another person in orange sits cross-legged with hands folded. The floor is grey concrete. No faces are visible.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of a ritual on a wooden table: a brass kalasha-like metal cone or stand rests on a bed of fine white powder, with a Sanskrit-style design traced in the powder around it. A white jasmine garland with red flower accents lies across the table. Part of a person in a dark purple garment kneels at the upper left, and a hand with a red-and-orange thread wrist band is visible at the lower left, with a small yellow flower near the bottom edge. The scene suggests a rangoli-style powder design during a temple ritual.2010-07-21A photograph of a devotee writing in white powder on a flat oval wooden tray or table. The person wears a red blouse with a patterned sleeve border and a dark purple sari with gold border, and a red and white flower garland drapes over the hand holding a pointed brass stylus with a red flower. The white powder has been drawn into curving letter-like patterns, with scattered petals and a red-orange cloth beneath. No a person is visible in the frame. Two hands and parts of the seated person are visible, and no face is shown.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21