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A chalk rangoli drawn on a concrete ground, a symmetrical flower-like floor design with a central eight-petal lotus outlined in white with blue and green lines, a six-pointed star at its centre, and pink and orange petal and swirl motifs radiating outward. No people or ritual objects are visible; the speckled grey concrete surface frames the colourful design.

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A 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.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of a colourful floor rangoli drawn on bare brown earth in front of a grey stone platform edge at the top of the frame. The symmetrical kolam uses white rice-flour outlines filled with bright green, red, orange and magenta powder, with a central diamond of red and yellow dots, surrounding leaf-shaped petals, lotus-like motifs and pot or kalasha-shaped designs in the corners. No people are visible.A colourful floor rangoli on a dark concrete ground, drawn with coloured powders outlined in white. Six stylised flowers with green leaves ring a central blue pinwheel-like star dotted with white. The flowers alternate red, magenta, and orange petals. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2008-01-01July 07 20142014-07-07A colourful floor rangoli on a grey concrete surface, made from powdered pigments in pink, yellow, red, deep purple and green outlined with white. It forms a symmetrical four-petal lotus-like design with leaf shapes radiating from a small white ring at the centre. No people are visible.2013-12-07A photograph of a large floor rangoli drawn in white chalk powder with pink, magenta, yellow, teal and green accents and red dots, arranged as a symmetrical lotus-petal mandala on a bare concrete ground. Behind it a low wall is painted in red and white vertical stripes, with draped cloths in green, purple and white placed on top and a fringed purple-and-gold cloth hanging at the right. A thin white-and-green floral garland border runs along the base of the wall. No people are visible.2010-12-22A photograph of a floor kolam, a ground-drawn rangoli, on a dark concrete floor in front of a wall painted with red and white vertical stripes. The kolam is a symmetrical white-line design with lotus blossoms in magenta and purple, yellow-orange petals, teal leaves, and red dots, centred on a purple lotus motif. A green and white cloth hangs along the top of the wall, and a small portion of a person in white clothing is visible at the upper right edge.2010-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA ground-level photograph of a rangoli design drawn on bare brown earth. The floral kolam has a central circle with a white patterned motif surrounded by red and orange flower petals, with white flower shapes and green leaf outlines radiating outward in concentric rings. No people, deities or a person are visible; the scene is only the decorated ground.2010-11-09December 31 20062006-12-31