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A photograph of an entrance area with a large magenta rangoli design on the pavement in front of glass doors. White circular and curved motifs decorate the purple powder pattern. In the centre stands a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp with many cups, and behind it a golden deity murti is visible. Green ferns sit in planters on either side. A few people are partly visible through the glass doors, including someone in white and someone in a teal outfit, and a parked car is outside. The scene suggests Diwali decorations at a temple entrance.

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A photograph of a magenta and purple rangoli, a floor kolam made of coloured powder, laid on a concrete walkway outside a glass-fronted building. White curved lines and white dotted motifs with swastika-like shapes decorate the design. At its centre stands a tall brass oil lamp with multiple tiers of small cups, set on a round brass base. A green potted fern sits at the right edge and orange powder is visible at the left. No people are visible. The scene reflects Deepavali decorations.2009-10-17Outdoor photo on a paved sidewalk outside a glass storefront. A woman in white clothing crouches on the left, pouring or sprinkling bright orange powder to form a long line on the pavement, with a red bowl and a plate beside her. Two large round rangoli designs are on the concrete: a vivid magenta-and-purple circle decorated with white dots and curved white lines, and a smaller orange circle behind it. A tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stands at the centre of the magenta design, beside potted ferns. White canopy tents and folding tables line the walkway behind them.2009-10-17A photograph of a glass-fronted building entrance decorated for Diwali. On the pavement a magenta rangoli surrounds a tall brass oil lamp (deepam) with several tiers of flames. In front, a large orange-red powder rangoli reads NITHYANANDAM and HAPPY DIWALI in white letters. A woman in a red sari stands at left near the open door. At right, a man in an orange robe and orange dhoti stands on the red-carpeted step looking at a mobile phone, and a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands inside the doorway. Cars are parked outside.2009-10-17A photograph of ground-level rangoli artwork on a paved entrance. In the upper left, a magenta circular kolam with white dot and curve patterns surrounds a brass oil lamp with several wicks. Below it, a long band of red-orange powder spells out lettering in white powder on dark pavement, bordered by white parallel lines. At the top edge, the feet and the hem of a cream garment and an orange-saffron robe of a standing person are partly visible. Potted ferns sit by the doorway.2009-10-17A large circular floor decoration on a concrete ground outside a building with white brick walls. The design is a red-orange kolam or rangoli, a ground-painted pattern with a red base, white curling line motifs radiating from a central white ornate rosette, and smaller white flower-like rosettes around the outer ring. A red curb edges the bottom. No people are visible.2009-10-17October 19 20082008-10-19A photograph of a street-level Diwali display outside a glass-fronted building. In the foreground a large orange rangoli-style painted strip on the pavement reads NITHYANANDAM HAPPY DIWALI in white letters, bordered by white lines. Above it sits a magenta rangoli with white floral motifs, beside a brass multi-wick oil lamp (deepam). At the top right, the lower halves of several people are visible: a figure in a white sari with a brown border, and a person in orange robes with red-patterned fabric beside them, standing at the entrance. Potted ferns flank the doorway. No faces are visible.2009-10-17Outdoors on a paved courtyard at dusk, a line of tall brass oil lamps with bird-shaped finials stands on a white rangoli floral kolam decorated with red and blue petals. Behind them a row of devotees in white clothes, several women in white saris and a man in a white shirt and dhoti, stand in attendance near a red-walled building. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible further back.2015-11-25A photograph of a circular floral arrangement laid on a concrete floor outdoors. Marigold petals in orange and yellow form the outer ring, and inner segments are filled with red, pink, white and yellow flower petals and green leaves arranged in radiating stripes. At the centre stands a brass oil lamp with a tall stem and a flared base, set on a bed of petals. Behind the floral design are a pair of black slippers, potted plants, a red pedestal and a ceramic pot. No people are visible.2010-01-10December 31 20082008-12-31October 18 20172017-10-18A brass oil lamp stands on a base of petals and flowers on a grey concrete floor, within a long hall lined by steel railings. The lamp has a tall stem and a circular halo-like ring behind the bowl, with white jasmine-style garlands draped around it and a red offering on the bowl. The base is ringed by marigolds in yellow and orange, pink and purple flowers, white daisies and red blooms arranged in a lotus-like pattern. No people are visible.2009-12-15