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A photograph of a large floor rangoli on grey paving stones, made with white chalk outlines, green and yellow powder fills, and a pink-and-green lotus-like central medallion with pink flower motifs and a ring of pink petals. Feet in white dhoti or sari and orange cloth are visible at the top and right edges, indicating people standing around the design during a ritual setting.

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A photograph of a floor rangoli on a grey stone-paved courtyard. A large circular kolam design is drawn in white chalk with yellow triangular points around its edge, and filled with teal-green and pink-red petal shapes, a magenta ring and small pink flower motifs at the centre. Additional white chalk scroll and leaf patterns extend across the floor at the corners, with small pink flower accents. No people are visible in the frame.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a floor rangoli on a grey stone-slab courtyard. A central circular kolam has green petal shapes with pink flower dots, a pink ring and yellow star points, surrounded by white dot and line designs. White kolam scrolls and lotus-like motifs with small pink flowers frame the design. At the top edge, part of an orange-clad leg is visible, but no full person is shown.2017-09-27A photograph of a colourful rangoli floor design drawn on dark earth with white chalk and filled with blue, green and magenta powder. The symmetrical floral mandala has a central eight-petal flower, layered star and petal shapes, and curling white scroll motifs around its outer edge. At the upper right, the white sari hem and bare foot of a standing person are partly visible, but no full figure appears. The rangoli suggests a festive or ritual setting.2006-12-31September 27 20172017-09-27December 31 20082008-12-31August 15 20172017-08-15December 31 20082008-12-31December 15 20162016-12-15A photograph of a white chalk kolam drawn on a grey concrete floor. The large central design is a symmetrical geometric pattern with interlocking loops, a central eight-petalled flower, lotus motifs and curled scroll ends. Above it, stone steps carry smaller white lotus drawings and a small lamp-like motif, and a smaller flower kolam appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2010-01-09August 16 20172017-08-16A large, symmetrical floor rangoli made of coloured powders on bare ground. A central flower of magenta and violet petals surrounds an orange centre, encircled by concentric rings of green, yellow, orange, red, maroon and purple petal shapes with blue and dark green inner accents and white outlines. Sunlight and shadow fall across the design. Pale fabric edges appear at the upper corners, but no people are visible.2008-12-31Close-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