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A decorative red and gold cow-shaped oil lamp with purple and green embellishments sits on a grey stone floor inside a white chalk kolam pattern. A ring of yellow marigold garlands encircles the lamp, and a small red clay oil lamp with gold rim sits in front of the cow. No people are visible.

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A small decorative ceramic elephant head with a blue and gold patterned headdress and red trunk sits on a white kolam-style floral rangoli drawn on grey stone. Two red clay diya oil lamps with gold-painted rims flank it, and a ring of yellow marigold garlands surrounds the arrangement. No people are visible.2017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14A tall polished brass lamp stands at the centre of a white kolam floor design, its top crowned with yellow marigold flowers and a lit oil lamp. Its base is decorated with painted red, pink and gold motifs and two small figures. Around it lie many small clay diyas, some red, orange and yellow, lit with flames, scattered with marigold petals. A red-cushioned seat and brass furniture appear blurred in the background. No people are visible; this is a Diwali lamp arrangement.2017-10-18August 28 20142014-08-28 +1 copiesAadheenam Construction 20092009-01-01A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the centre of a colourful floor rangoli on a paved courtyard. The lamp has a tiered stem and a small deity figure at its top. The rangoli is made of coloured powders in orange, yellow, green and red arranged in geometric patterns around a central star-shaped motif. No people are visible in the scene.2016-10-29October 08 20132013-10-08December 31 20182018-12-31 +2 copiesClose overhead photo of a rangoli being made on a brown floor. A white chalk outline of a star-like lotus design with wavy petals is filled with coloured powders: yellow, brick red and green at the centre. Two hands, one at upper left and one at upper right, reach toward the design. Two white paper cups holding blue and brown powder sit on the floor, with a small yellow powder packet at the top. No other physical people are visible.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Overhead view of a terracotta Pongal pot set on a dirt ground decorated with white rangoli kolam lines. The clay pot's rim is empty, and its body and neck are wrapped in a garland of yellow marigold-type flowers with red rose buds, with green leaves at the neck. Dried twigs and a turmeric-like root with leaves lie around it, with a brass plate and clay items at the lower edge. No people are visible. The scene reflects a Pongal harvest offering setup.2018-01-14