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A photograph from above of a large square sand or powder mandala drawn on a dark floor. Concentric bands of white, maroon, black and orange form a geometric frame of rectangular blocks. At the centre sits a white eight-petalled lotst outlined in red, enclosing a black wheel with spokes and an orange hub. Silver-embossed metal panels border the top and bottom of the frame, and a red cloth is visible at the upper left. No people are visible.

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A large floor rangoli or sand mandala in a square geometric design, framed by bands of white, red, and black. Its inner section has a teal circle with a white and red lotus-like star and a yellow-centred wheel with black spokes. Yellow and black rectangular blocks surround the central design. On the left, gold-patterned decorative pieces and folded red and orange cloths sit beside silver-coloured tiled trays. No people are visible.2011-09-28A photograph of a square floor rangoli or kolam made of coloured powders on a grey stone floor. It has concentric borders in white, red, black and mustard yellow, with a central lotus-petal motif in red outline and teal, a black ring with a yellow centre, and a geometric grid of yellow and red blocks. Above it, two brass kalasha pots wrapped in gold-lattice metal sit on silver tray-like plates decorated with flowers and banana leaves, beside a red and gold silk cloth. No people are visible.2011-09-28A photograph taken from above of a floor mandala drawn with coloured powders in a square design. White, red, yellow, black and teal fill nested square bands, with a central lotus-petal circle enclosing a yellow centre and a wheel-like motif. Banana leaves frame the top corners and right edge, a red and gold garland lies at the lower left, and silver-patterned trays or plates sit on either side.2011-09-28A top-down view of a large square floor mandala drawn in coloured powders on a grey floor. A white field is framed by bands of red and black, with yellow and red rectangular blocks arranged in a grid around a central medallion. The medallion has a turquoise and white lotus-petal design enclosing a black-outlined wheel with a yellow centre and spokes. Banana leaves lie at the left and right edges, with a stack of red and gold cloth at lower left and carved silver-coloured panels at the corners. No people are visible.2011-09-28August 12 20162016-08-12January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a floor rangoli on a paved stone-tile courtyard. The circular design has an orange centre with three white-outlined lingam-like shapes, a bright green ring, dark maroon petal shapes, and pink and yellow dotted petals around the edge, with white lotus-like outlines radiating outward. No people are visible.2016-11-06December 13 20122012-12-13August 12 20162016-08-12A large circular floor rangoli on a paved stone courtyard, made of coloured powders. A bright orange centre holds three white-outlined Shivalinga-style forms, one tall central lingam flanked by two smaller ones, each with horizontal white lines. A ring of lime green surrounds the centre, with dark maroon petal-shaped sections and pink and orange dots around the edge. White lotus-like outlines radiate outward across the paving. No people are visible in the scene.2016-11-06A 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 rangoli on a light tan brick-paved courtyard. The floral mandala is made of yellow and white flowers. Pointed red and pink petal shapes radiate outward, with pink lotus-like forms at the edges and loose yellow blossoms scattered around the border. A yellow cloth and a partly visible person's feet appear at the top edge. No people are prominent in the frame, and no readable text appears in the image.2016-12-15