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A blurred photograph of a wooden oval table covered with a large white powder or flour-like substance. At the top, the lower half of a person in a grey-purple garment is visible, wearing white and red-and-yellow flower garlands that drape down toward the table. Bare feet stand on the ground at the left and top right, and a hand rests on the table's lower edge at bottom. Scattered petals lie on the table and floor.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of a wooden table covered with scattered white powder. A blurred arm in motion, wearing a white jasmine garland with red and yellow flowers, sweeps across the table. At upper right, a seated child in a teal top and light blue trousers gestures with both hands.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photograph of a ritual drawing being made on a wooden table covered with white powder. A brass or gold-toned conical tool, wrapped with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, is pressed into the powder to trace a design. Scattered petals and a yellow flower lie on the table. Bare feet of seated people appear at the top right corner, and a maroon cloth covers the upper left.2010-07-21A close photograph of a person kneeling at a wooden table, drawing a design in white powder with a pointed brass or gold-coloured tool. The person wears a brown cloth and a garland of white jasmine with red and yellow flowers. A bare hand with a red thread and a ring rests on the table edge, and a bare foot is visible at the top right.2010-07-21Close photo of a wooden table covered with a thick layer of white powder, on which a faint symbol or design has been drawn with a finger or tool. A blurred white and red flower garland with a red fabric element hangs over the table from above, and a bare foot is visible at the top right. A hand rests at the bottom edge of the table. Faint yellow petals and flower bits are scattered on the surface, and a small purple bird logo sits at the top left corner.2010-07-21Close photo of a person kneeling on an orange cloth, drawing a sacred design in white powder on a wooden tray with a brass stylus. The person wears a dark purple garment and a white jasmine garland with red flowers at the waist. A small yellow flower lies at the lower edge of the tray. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; only a hand, bare feet and clothing are shown. The image shows part of a ritual kolam-style drawing rather than a full scene.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.2010-07-21