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A photograph of four rice-grain figures arranged on a white cloth laid over a stone floor. Three figures are coloured rice in green, pale cream and yellow-orange, and the fourth, at the bottom, is dark brown. A woman's hand with a silver bangle and a black thread bracelet rests on the yellow-orange figure. Her green-bordered sari edge is visible at the right. The figures are abstract seated-form shapes, and the image appears to show an arrangement of coloured grains.

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May 02 20172017-05-02A white cloth is spread flat with four rice-grain figure outlines in green, white, yellow and dark brown. A bare hand with a thin bracelet presses onto the yellow rice at right, while the dark brown grain figure sits at the bottom. No people are visible beyond the hand; no a person depiction appears.2015-11-22Close overhead photo of a rangoli being made on a brown floor. A white chalk outline of a star-like lotus design with wavy petals is filled with coloured powders: yellow, brick red and green at the centre. Two hands, one at upper left and one at upper right, reach toward the design. Two white paper cups holding blue and brown powder sit on the floor, with a small yellow powder packet at the top. No other physical people are visible.2012-05-02December 24 20152015-12-24A floor rangoli on a concrete surface shows a star-shaped design with yellow, brown and green powder filling a white-outlined sun-like motif with wavy rays. Small paper cups hold blue and brown powder beside a yellow powder packet. No people are visible; the scene shows only the decorative pattern and powder supplies.2012-05-02April 28 20182018-04-28A close indoor photograph of a ritual preparation on a low glass-topped table draped with a red-and-cream striped cloth. A man's bare forearm, with a red thread tied at the wrist, reaches into a steel plate of dark seeds mixed with yellow powder. In the foreground a second person's dark-haired head and hand rest near a steel bowl of bright yellow powder. Behind the table sit a steel dish of white granular material, folded red cloths, and an orange cushion. The man wears a red-brown dhoti and a white garment on his upper body.2018-04-15May 02 20122012-05-02Close-up photograph of a person in a rust-orange cloth seated cross-legged, with yellow-stained fingers mixing or sprinkling yellow powder into metal bowls on a low table. Bowls hold dark seeds or grains and bright yellow turmeric powder, with a white cloth bundle of dark granules at left. A second person's hand rests on a folded red-brown cloth at right. The setting appears to be a ritual preparation for worship.2018-04-15Close-up of a person in orange-red monastic robes seated cross-legged, sprinkling white grains from one hand through a cloth bundle held in the other. Before them on a stainless steel tray are a heap of white grains, a bowl of mixed dark seeds and flower petals, a bowl of bright yellow turmeric powder, and a glass dish. A stack of red cloth sits at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual offering preparation. No face is visible.2018-04-15May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02