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Close 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.

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A close photograph of a person kneeling at a wooden table, drawing a design in white powder with a pointed brass or gold-coloured tool. The person wears a brown cloth and a garland of white jasmine with red and yellow flowers. A bare hand with a red thread and a ring rests on the table edge, and a bare foot is visible at the top right.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of a person kneeling on an orange cloth, drawing a sacred design in white powder on a wooden tray with a brass stylus. The person wears a dark purple garment and a white jasmine garland with red flowers at the waist. A small yellow flower lies at the lower edge of the tray. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; only a hand, bare feet and clothing are shown. The image shows part of a ritual kolam-style drawing rather than a full scene.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-up photograph of a wooden surface dusted with white powder on which a drawn design is traced. A conical brass or gold-toned object with ridged rings is pressed into the powder, with a white and red flower garland with yellow petals draped across the top of the frame. A partial finger or hand is visible at the bottom edge. No people's faces are shown; the scene appears to be a ritual drawing of a kolam-style or sacred design in flour or powder.2010-07-21Close photo of a ritual drawn in white powder on a wooden tray or board. A brass or copper kalasha-like vessel with a pointed tip rests on the powder, which has been spread and traced into a pattern. A white jasmine garland with red flowers is draped near it. Only a partial figure is visible: a dark maroon cloth at the top and a hand with a red thread bracelet at the bottom. Marigold petals sit at the edge against an orange cloth. The scene suggests a ritual design being prepared.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close-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.2010-07-21A photograph of a devotee writing in white powder on a flat oval wooden tray or table. The person wears a red blouse with a patterned sleeve border and a dark purple sari with gold border, and a red and white flower garland drapes over the hand holding a pointed brass stylus with a red flower. The white powder has been drawn into curving letter-like patterns, with scattered petals and a red-orange cloth beneath. No a person is visible in the frame. Two hands and parts of the seated person are visible, and no face is shown.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Close photo of a wooden table covered with fine white powder on which a person in a maroon garment is writing or tracing flowing script-like marks with a brass stylus. A white jasmine garland and a red rose are draped beside the stylus. Only a forearm wearing a red thread bracelet and part of a red garment are visible. No face or full figure is shown.2010-07-21