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Close-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.

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July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photograph of a wooden table top covered with a fine white powder, with faint carved or drawn Sanskrit-style lettering or symbols pressed into it. A hand in a red sleeve with a patterned cuff holds a garland of white and red flowers and sprinkles petals onto the powder. Orange cloth lies at right, and another person's bare foot is visible at the edge of the frame. No faces are visible. Ritual powder-and-flower offering in a temple setting.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 ritual drawn in white powder on a wooden tray or board. A brass or copper kalasha-like vessel with a pointed tip rests on the powder, which has been spread and traced into a pattern. A white jasmine garland with red flowers is draped near it. Only a partial figure is visible: a dark maroon cloth at the top and a hand with a red thread bracelet at the bottom. Marigold petals sit at the edge against an orange cloth. The scene suggests a ritual design being prepared.2010-07-21Close photograph of a wooden surface dusted with fine white powder, with a hand-drawn design of curved lines traced into it, possibly a sacred diagram or motif. A garland of white jasmine flowers with red cloth ties and a brass or gold-toned conical finial lies across the top left, along with a purple fabric edge. No people are visible in the frame.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close 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.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A 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.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.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of a wooden table covered with fine white powder on which a person in a maroon garment is writing or tracing flowing script-like marks with a brass stylus. A white jasmine garland and a red rose are draped beside the stylus. Only a forearm wearing a red thread bracelet and part of a red garment are visible. No face or full figure is shown.2010-07-21