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A photograph of a large colourful rangoli drawn on bare brown ground. Concentric loops of purple, blue, green, yellow, pink and red are outlined in white, with orange cross-bars at the centre and lotus-like petals at the edges. Small purple motifs sit in several loops. Above it, a white-painted Tamil heading reads as a title. Brass lamps are visible at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.

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January 15 20182018-01-15A large colourful rangoli drawn in chalk and coloured powder on bare brown earth. A central eight-petalled flower with a yellow ring and blue inner petals surrounds a small red-and-white floral motif. Around it are a red scalloped border, blue and green lotus-like petals, pale green and yellow lattice diamonds, and white outlined birds with fanned tails at the edges. No people are visible.2008-01-01January 15 20182018-01-15December 29 20082008-12-29A large ground-level kolam drawn in coloured powder on bare earth, showing a pink pongal pot with a white milk-boiling overflow on its neck, green and yellow scalloped bands, and a row of purple and yellow triangles around its body. Sugarcane stalks with purple stripes flank the pot on both sides. Readable Tamil lettering in white powder runs across the top of the design. Partially visible at the upper corners, people in orange and saffron clothing sit on striped mats beside the kolam. No faces or full figures are shown; the people are only partly in frame.2018-01-14 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A large, colourful floor rangoli in concentric rings of yellow, orange, green, magenta and blue, outlined in white powder. A central eight-petal flower in magenta and pink holds an orange centre and small star motifs, surrounded by green leaf shapes and spiral swirls. Outer rings show scalloped petals and teardrop shapes in blue and green. Shadows of a pillar or fence fall across the pattern. Partial legs in white clothing appear at the top edge, and no full person is visible.2008-12-31A colourful floor kolam, a geometric rangoli drawn on bare ground at night, dominates the frame. Interlocking star and swastika-like motifs in purple, teal, red, blue, lime green and yellow are outlined in white powder, with flower-shaped petals between them. A pale stone pedestal or step sits at the top edge. No people are visible, and the page's a person reference does not show anyone in this image.2008-01-01May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesA large, symmetrical floor rangoli made of coloured powders on bare ground. A central flower of magenta and violet petals surrounds an orange centre, encircled by concentric rings of green, yellow, orange, red, maroon and purple petal shapes with blue and dark green inner accents and white outlines. Sunlight and shadow fall across the design. Pale fabric edges appear at the upper corners, but no people are visible.2008-12-31Night scene at an open courtyard with a large multicoloured kolam (rangoli) on the ground in red, yellow, green, blue and purple powder, outlined by white floral scroll lines. Several people in white dhotis and white saris stand and walk near a small stone-walled shrine with wooden frames and mango-leaf torans; inside, colourful decorated offerings and a cow are visible. Some people wear orange and saffron garments, and a man in a white dhoti stands at the shrine entrance. Festival lamps and steel vessels sit on the right, and bunches of green leaves hang overhead.2018-01-15