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Red stone steps decorated with a flower-petal rangoli on a white-dusted surface. Red rose petals form a border, with a central marigold-and-yellow-petal arrangement holding a small oil lamp, flanked by smaller lamps set in green leaves and purple flowers. A seated person in a white dhoti-style garment and white top, with beaded bracelets, sits at the upper left. Brass oil lamps stand at the left edge.

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Close view of a stone step decorated with a floral kolam-style design in white powder outline. Marigold and red petals form a central vessel shape topped by a clay oil lamp with a lit flame. Purple chrysanthemum-type flowers arrange in a ring around a small oil lamp, with more small lamps and red and yellow flower accents. A triangular pattern of red rose petals with white flowers lies on the lower step. No people are visible; the scene is an offering arrangement of flowers and oil lamps.2016-12-16A large floor rangoli made of coloured powder lies on bare ground in front of a white stepped platform with red vertical stripes. The circular design has red and lime-green petals around a ring of pink lotus flowers, with a central motif of a decorated pot or kalasha with a white top and red-and-gold body flanked by green leafy sprigs. Two men in white dhotis stand at the edges: one on the left walking and one on the steps at the top. Banana leaves appear at the right edge. No deity murti or a person candidate is visible.November 28 20152015-11-28A photograph of a ground-level white rangoli kolam design drawn on reddish earth, with a central floral arrangement of yellow and red flowers. In the foreground, steps are covered with rows of bright yellow marigold-type flowers interspersed with red petals and red blossoms, with pink petals bordering the edges. Two people stand at the upper right and top edge, one in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and bare feet, the other in white dhoti with bare feet, and partial legs of another person appear at the top. Their figures are cut off at the frame edges.2006-12-26January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ceremonial scene on bare reddish-brown earth. In the foreground, a raised stone platform is covered with yellow marigold flowers edged with pink rose petals, with a single red flower placed in the middle. Above it on the ground is a white kolam floral rangoli design with a central motif. Around the kolam stand several people in white dhotis and shirts, and figures in saffron-orange shawls and dhotis. One man in a saffron-orange dhoti wears a long white flower garland. Drummers with drums stand at the upper left. Some people are pressing their hands together in reverence.2006-12-26November 28 20152015-11-28A photograph of an outdoor ritual area on bare reddish earth. In the upper centre a white chalk kolam, a symmetrical floral-geometric design, surrounds a central motif decorated with red and yellow flowers. In the foreground, rows of yellow marigold flowers and red petals cover stone steps, arranged in a stepped pattern. On the right stands a man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder; other people in white dhotis are partly visible at the top edges, with bare feet visible. The scene suggests a festival preparation with floral offerings.2006-12-26October 18 20172017-10-18December 15 20162016-12-15A photograph of devotees arranging a floral rangoli-style design on the ground before a white stepped base or pedestal. Three people are visible: a woman in white with a long braid bending over the flower pattern at left, a partly visible woman in white at upper left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and bangles on his wrists, kneeling at right and placing marigold and rose petals. The design is a circular flower pattern with yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves arranged around white petal shapes. Loose petals and a blue plastic sheet lie nearby, and the white base above is decorated with purple, yellow and red flower garlands.2009-12-29Close-up photograph of a white rangoli-style floor design on a pale sandstone paving slab with dark mortar joints. A white lotus-like pattern with pointed petals surrounds five orange and red powder dots. No people are visible in the frame, and the surrounding stone tiles are plain and sunlit.2017-07-09