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Close photograph of a wooden table or platform covered with a loose white powder. At the top edge, a person in white clothing is partly visible, and a yellow object sits at the upper right. The powder appears to be a ritual or devotional design surface, with only the table and white-clad body visible.

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A close photo of a wooden table or bench with a large smear of white powder. At the top edge, the bare feet and the lower part of a person's legs are visible, wearing an orange and red striped cloth with white border. The floor is pale grey concrete. No face is visible and no a person candidate is shown.2010-07-21A photo of a wooden table covered with a spread of white powder. A bare arm in a red sleeve reaches across the table in the lower left, wearing a red thread and a beaded bangle. At the upper left, a person in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands beside an orange cloth, and a yellow flower garland hangs from above. No face or full person is visible, so no identifiable individual appears in the frame.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close view of a white powder. Scattered petals and a portion of white and red flower garland lie at the upper right, beside a dark brown cloth edge with red trim. No people are clearly visible; the frame shows only the powder design, flowers and fabric.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a wooden tray or board covered with fine white powder, with a drawn or smeared design of curving lines and marks. A garland of white flowers with a cluster of red blossoms lies on the right edge, beside a dark maroon cloth with a red border. Scattered white petals and grains are on the wood, and orange-robed legs are visible at the top edge.2010-07-21Close-up photograph of a white powder or flour surface on a wooden tray, with a hand holding a brush or stick tracing a design into it, partly blurred. A sleeve in red fabric and a bangle are visible at the right edge, with a bundle of white flowers or garland at the bottom. The lines of the drawn design are visible in the powder, possibly a kolam or rangoli-style pattern.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-up photo of a wooden tray or board with a white powder design. White and red flower garlands, including red roses and white chrysanthemum-like blossoms, lie across the right edge, held by a person in a dark maroon garment with gold border. At upper left, a figure in orange robes stands, and at upper right another person in orange sits cross-legged with hands folded. The floor is grey concrete. No faces are visible.2010-07-21Close-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.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21