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Close view of a wooden surface. At the top edge, the feet of a person in a red and orange patterned garment are partly visible on a grey stone floor. No faces are visible. A small purple logo sits in the upper left corner.

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A 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.2010-07-21A photo of a wooden table covered with a spread of white powder. A bare arm in a red sleeve reaches across the table in the lower left, wearing a red thread and a beaded bangle. At the upper left, a person in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands beside an orange cloth, and a yellow flower garland hangs from above. No face or full person is visible, so no identifiable individual appears in the frame.2010-07-21Close photograph of a wooden table or platform covered with a loose white powder. At the top edge, a person in white clothing is partly visible, and a yellow object sits at the upper right. The powder appears to be a ritual or devotional design surface, with only the table and white-clad body visible.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photo of a wooden surface dusted with a fine white powder, possibly flour or ground grain, with scattered yellow and white flower petals. At the upper left, the blurred edge of a white fringed or fur-like cloth with a bunch of red and yellow flowers, held near the powder, suggests a ritual sprinkling or drawing. No people are clearly visible; only a fragment of a hand appears at the bottom edge.2010-07-21May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesClose-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 photo of a person's bare feet and hands pressing white powder onto a rough brown rock outdoors. The person wears a red sari-style garment with a gold border. White powder heaps over the rock, scattered white flower petals and pink lotus-like blooms lie on the stone, and green foliage with small purple flowers fills the background. A gold bangle is visible on one wrist. This appears to be a foot-washing offering or padapuja on a natural rock.2011-05-17Close-up of a hand holding a brass or gold-toned tool with a flared tip, tracing curving script-like designs into a layer of white powder spread on a wooden table. A garland of white jasmine flowers and a red flower are draped over the tool and wrist. A red garment edge appears at the top left, and a purple sleeve at the top right. The white powder and etched lines suggest a ritual drawing or kolam, with yellow petals scattered nearby.2010-07-21