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A large colourful kolam or sand-painted floor drawing on grey pavement, showing a dancing female figure with long flowing black hair, a gold tiara with dots, a red bindi and a purple and gold sari. The figure holds a small brass lamp or offering in one hand and another vessel in the other, with gold bangles and necklaces. White outline work and pink and purple colouring fill the design. No physical people are present; the figure is a painted depiction.

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December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph of a large floor rangoli on a grey ground, showing a dancing deity in the Nataraja pose: one leg raised, arms outstretched, long black hair flowing, with gold jewellery, a purple sash and a maroon patterned skirt. The figure stands on an orange-yellow pedestal. The chalk or powder artwork is outlined in white, with a decorative border of white and red stripes around the edge. No people are visible.2010-12-31A photograph of a large coloured chalk or powder rangoli drawn on a grey concrete floor, depicting a seated male deity and a female deity in a loving embrace. The male figure wears a yellow and red patterned lower garment, a long strand of yellow marigold garland, and has a snake draped around his shoulder; a tilak and a dark topknot with a crescent are visible. The female figure wears a purple blouse with teal sleeves, a green and purple striped sari, a gold crown, a red bindi, and a lotus flower in her hand. Yellow marigold garlands frame the figures, and the bare feet of a person standing at the bottom edge of the frame are visible. The composition suggests the Shiva-Parvati form, presented as a ritual floor art.2010-12-28December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26A woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse kneels on a grey floor at the base of stone steps, sprinkling white powder from a small metal bowl to draw a colourful kolam. The finished rangoli shows two blue-skinned, crowned deity figures in flowing pink, purple and orange garments embracing, set within a white scalloped border. Behind her, a pair of drums stands near a white-walled structure with red and white striped steps, and several people in white clothes and a man in a maroon dhoti stand or sit in the background among green plants.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24August 22 20112011-08-22A chalk or powder floor drawing on a grey concrete surface, made as a kolam-style rangoli. White outlined text reads HAPPY COUPLES DAY across the top. Below, a painted Ardhanarishvara-style deity murti with half blue and half green skin, a crescent moon and white tusk-like ornament in dark hair, a snake draped over the shoulder, and a rudraksha mala. A white outlined trident stands on the left, and a red-and-yellow garment is shown on the right. No physical people are visible.2009-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 24 20092009-12-24A smiling man with long dark hair piled high and adorned with white crescent-shaped ornaments stands in front of a red and blue painted backdrop showing two dancing figures in ornate attire. He wears a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi, gold armbands, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a beaded red-and-gold waist belt with a leopard-print drape. He raises one hand in a graceful gesture, with gold rings on his fingers. Overlaid text credits a person. Appearance-based candidate, a person, performing a dramatic posed gesture in ceremonial dress.2020-04-13 +1 copies