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A ceremonial floor kolam on a grey stone surface, with a white and red bordered cloth at the edges. Coloured rangoli powders in green, yellow, red and blue form a flower-like pattern outlined in purple, with small dark dots at the centres. White jasmine flowers, marigolds and red petals are scattered over it, along with green limes, a halved coconut, bananas and a brass plate at the top. No people are visible.

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November 28 20152015-11-28November 23 20162016-11-23A photograph of a ritual floor diagram, a vastu-style mandala of coloured powders laid on a white cloth in green, yellow, orange, red and brown squares, with a yellow flower border and yellow marigold petals scattered on the diagram. Around it are a basket of pink and red flower petals, a bowl of bananas, a dish of white grains, a bowl of yellow powder, a bowl of fried sweets, green leaves, and large garlands of white and red flowers with a kalasha-like pot at the upper right. No people are visible.2016-11-23A photograph of a ceremonial floor mandala, a vastu-style grid laid out on a white cloth for a bhumi puja. Coloured grains in green, yellow, orange and brown form squares and a central cross, bordered by a band of yellow marigold petals. Bananas, a leaf, a basket of flower petals, and garlands of white and red flowers sit around the edges, with a small red kumkum dish. No people are visible.2016-11-23December 15 20162016-12-15January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a bhumi puja ground preparation: a large square floral and grain kolam on a white cloth, decorated with yellow marigold borders, with red, orange, green and yellow powder squares arranged in a geometric mandala with a central lotus-like pattern. Yellow and white garlands hang on the right beside a pot-shaped vessel. Around the kolam sit baskets and bowls of banana, rose and flower petals, rice, donut-shaped sweets, cut vegetables and betel-type leaves, with brass plates and oil lamps at left. No people are visible; only partial white-clad legs appear at the top edge.2016-11-23A 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.2016-09-26A 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.2016-12-15February 15 20172017-02-15November 23 20162016-11-23October 31 20152015-10-31