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A photograph of a floral arrangement at the base of a white stone platform. A man kneels on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a wristwatch, placing red roses and green leaves into a large flower mandala of yellow marigolds and red blooms. A woman in a blue-and-white sari beside him, wearing gold bangles, places flowers on the same design. Purple and yellow flower garlands line the white platform above. Two other people are partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a paada puja offering of flowers.

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Two devotees in white ritual clothing kneel on the ground beside a white stepped base decorated with rows of yellow, orange and purple marigold and flower garlands. A woman with a long grey braid, wearing a white sari with gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles, arranges yellow flowers around a grey stone slab. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels opposite her, also placing flowers on the slab. Green leaves and marigold petals frame the stone.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A 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.2009-12-29December 25 20092009-12-25December 29 20092009-12-29A floor rangoli on bare ground, arranged as a large symmetrical flower design with a central lotus-like medallion of red rose petals and green leaves, ringed by bands of yellow marigold strings. Teal-green painted petal shapes and white chalk outlines surround the centre, with scattered red petals, orange blooms and a small blue flower. No people are visible in the frame, and the design occupies the whole image.2009-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29Five women sit cross-legged on a paved ground stringing yellow marigold flowers into garlands. Several wear white or cream sarees and salwar-style white outfits, one in a cream saree with a gold border and a white name badge, another in white with a shawl over her head. One woman in a white top with a red-and-gold embroidered neckline sits at the front right, and a woman with a long braid in a white saree with red floral borders works at the lower left. Heaps of yellow marigolds and scattered petals cover the ground between them. Their wrists are adorned with gold bangles and some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The activity suggests flower garland preparation for a puja or ceremony.2009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 28 20092009-12-28August 15 20092009-08-15January 01 20082008-01-01