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Overhead photo of a tiled floor covered with long green palm-frond garlands laid out in parallel rows, their leaflets cut into strips and some stalks still holding grass-like blades. Thin white-clad legs and feet are visible at the top right and lower right edges, partially cropped. The garlands appear to be prepared for a temple decoration or ritual setting.

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A close, slightly blurred photograph of many long, pale green palm or coconut leaf strips laid across a light grey tiled floor. The narrow leaflets are arranged in overlapping rows and are bound to thin pale sticks, forming a woven mat or decorative frond arrangement, possibly for a temple decoration or festival preparation. No people are visible.2009-06-09July 16 20062006-07-16 +1 copiesTwo women in white clothing prepare green leafy garland material on a light grey floor inside a hall. A woman kneels at left, wearing white with a yellow lanyard and glasses, sorting long strands of green leaves. An older woman with grey hair at right, in a white patterned outfit, bends forward to arrange leaves. Scattered green leaves lie on the floor, and a white canopy and wooden structure appear in the background. The scene suggests preparation of decorations for a ritual setting.2009-06-09Close photograph of a person's hand threading mango leaves onto a white string. Several glossy green mango leaves lie on a pale tiled floor, and the hand, wearing a white garment with small pink floral embroidery, holds a leaf as it is strung into a toran garland for decoration. Only a partial arm and hand are visible, with a pink bangle at the top right corner.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09December 31 20092009-12-31June 09 20092009-06-09Close-up photo of two hands stringing green mango leaves together with white thread. The person wears a white embroidered garment with a white lace-like pattern. The leaves are glossy and serrated, hanging in a bundle on the right, a typical preparation for a toran garland used in temple or festival decoration. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09Women in white saris with orange shawls sit outdoors on a concrete-block veranda, weaving long pale green palm leaves into small decorative shapes. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border, a red-orange beaded necklace and gold bangles. Behind them a man in white with a black head covering and a woman in an orange shawl look on, and a few people stand in the background near parked white vans and a dirt yard. Gold bangles and a wristwatch are visible on the hands working the leaves.2006-10-21June 09 20092009-06-09 +1 copies