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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange polo shirt and black track pants kneels barefoot on a concrete floor, filling a white chalk kolam lotus design with coloured powder. Small paper cups of pink, blue, purple and yellow powder sit nearby. Glasses, a rudraksha mala and a purple cord are visible around his neck. Other chalk motifs and a seated person at the frame edge are partly visible, and a red wall and plastic chairs stand in the background. The kolam and bright powders are typical of a floor ritual art.

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May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A boy kneels on a concrete floor under a open-sided pavilion, drawing a colourful rangoli design. He wears a dark olive shirt, jeans and a lanyard-style cord with a pendant, and is pressing coloured powder into a star pattern of green, yellow and brown with a small cup. White chalk outlines swirl around the design. Behind him, a girl in orange and another child sit on the floor near small cups of powder, and a person stands in the background among trees.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A photograph of children making colourful rangoli floor art on a concrete ground. A young man in a green patterned short-sleeved shirt and jeans kneels at left, pointing at a white chalk design with yellow and green powder. A small boy in a blue-and-white striped polo and blue shorts, wearing a red bead necklace, sits cross-legged and holds a white paper cup of yellow powder. Another child in orange clothing and red beads sits at upper right. Empty paper and metal cups, scattered coloured powder and a red pillar are visible. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2012-05-02Overhead photo of a child's arm and striped blue sleeve drawing a flower outline in chalk on a brown concrete floor. Blue powder is sprinkled over the petals. Four white paper cups in the lower right hold red, blue, orange and yellow powdered colour. A dark-trousered knee appears at the bottom.2012-05-02A 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.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02Several young people sit barefoot on a concrete floor under a red-pillared veranda, drawing floral kolam designs with white chalk and coloured powder. In the foreground a girl in a red t-shirt and black leggings leans forward, holding a small paper packet and a chalk piece, beside a white paper cup. Green and pink colour fills the lotus-like patterns. Behind her a boy in a white shirt and dark trousers and a girl in a pink top also work, while a figure in white clothing stands at the upper edge. Potted plants and a red step frame the scene.2012-05-02