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A woman in a white kurta and white trousers bends low over a white chalk kolam drawn on a concrete floor, placing a small purple flower at the centre of the intricate floral design. Her long black braid hangs over one shoulder and she wears a yellow-orange cord and a bangle. Behind her, several people in white are standing barefoot, and a row of sandals lies along the wall. Sunlight and shadows fall across the floor.

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A young woman in a white kurta and white trousers bends forward over a white chalk rangoli on a concrete floor, pouring liquid from a small white bucket with a green cloth in her hand. The intricate lotus-like kolam radiates from a small red dot at its centre. Behind her, several people in white clothes stand barefoot near a pile of footwear, a potted plant and a red pillar at the edge of the covered space.2009-06-09November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA young girl with a dark ponytail, wearing a purple collared top and brown leggings, sits cross-legged on a concrete floor drawing a kolam-style floor design with coloured powder. The white and blue-green lines form a central flower with spiral petals and small orange dots at the edges. A cup of blue-green powder sits at the right edge, and a person in orange clothing's bare feet appear at the bottom right corner.2012-05-02December 31 20062006-12-31January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOverhead-angle photo of a large white chalk kolam rangoli drawn on a grey concrete floor, with a small purple flower placed at its centre; a symmetrical lotus-like design of looping petals, dots and curls. Around the edge, the bare feet of several standing people in white clothing are visible, including a person in white kurta-pyjama with a marigold garland at left and people in white and pink salwar at right, with a red pillar and blue bucket at the top edge.2009-06-09Photograph of a covered hall with a large white chalk kolam rangoli floral mandala on the bare ground in the foreground. Several women in white saris with coloured borders walk and sit around the hall, one woman in a white sari with a red-bordered saree and a lanyard badge carries a plate; a man in a striped shirt and dark trousers stands at right beside a woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold border. A woman in a yellow-blue outfit and children stand near the centre, while a woman seated on the floor works on another kolam. Orange and white decorative banners hang along the pillars, and a water bottle sits on the ground. Lit by sunlight through the hall.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A close photograph of a hand drawing a white rangoli kolam on a grey concrete ground. The hand, with dark skin, wears gold bangles and a gold ring set with a pearl, and holds a small cluster of purple flower petals or buds placed at the centre of a symmetrical lotus-petal pattern. The white powder design radiates outward with petal and loop motifs. No other people are visible.2009-06-09A woman in glasses, wearing a white top with small red floral print and white skirt, kneels on a concrete floor and fills a chalk-outlined floral kolam design with bright pink powder using her fingers. Her hair is in a long braid, and she wears a gold bangle on her wrist and a beaded mala necklace. Chalk outlines of petals and curving lines cover the floor around her. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-05-02July 15 20122012-07-15