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October 15 2010

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November 24 20102010-11-24October 09 20132013-10-09A photograph of a floor kolam, a ground-drawn rangoli, on a dark concrete floor in front of a wall painted with red and white vertical stripes. The kolam is a symmetrical white-line design with lotus blossoms in magenta and purple, yellow-orange petals, teal leaves, and red dots, centred on a purple lotus motif. A green and white cloth hangs along the top of the wall, and a small portion of a person in white clothing is visible at the upper right edge.2010-12-22A photograph of a floor rangoli on reddish-brown ground, a star-like pattern drawn in pink and green chalk with white daisy-type flowers and crimson flowers arranged around a central white bloom. Yellow marigold-type flowers and green chalk vine lines run along the top edge, framing a raised platform with a cloth and a wooden item near the top. No people are visible.2010-11-02A photograph of a large floor rangoli drawn in white chalk powder with pink, magenta, yellow, teal and green accents and red dots, arranged as a symmetrical lotus-petal mandala on a bare concrete ground. Behind it a low wall is painted in red and white vertical stripes, with draped cloths in green, purple and white placed on top and a fringed purple-and-gold cloth hanging at the right. A thin white-and-green floral garland border runs along the base of the wall. No people are visible.2010-12-22A photograph of a ground-level kolam on bare earth, a Pongal-season floor design of geometric and floral motifs drawn in white powder and filled with bright coloured powders in purple, green, orange, red, blue and yellow. A young girl in a white blouse and white skirt with a long plaited braid kneels at the right, using a small clay bowl to add colour. Behind, another woman in white with an orange-bordered sari sits near a wooden stick and brick pieces, and a boy in a brown shirt stands at the upper right edge by a wooden post.2008-01-16A photograph of a colourful rangoli floor design drawn on dark earth with white chalk and filled with blue, green and magenta powder. The symmetrical floral mandala has a central eight-petal flower, layered star and petal shapes, and curling white scroll motifs around its outer edge. At the upper right, the white sari hem and bare foot of a standing person are partly visible, but no full figure appears. The rangoli suggests a festive or ritual setting.2006-12-31A photograph of a floor rangoli on a brown concrete ground, drawn with coloured powders in red, blue, yellow and white outlines. Four stylised bird or leaf-like motifs radiate from a central flower design, with marigold blossoms and white flowers placed at the centre. No people are visible, and the scene shows only the decorative floor artwork in sunlight.A photograph of a floor rangoli on a light tan brick-paved courtyard. The floral mandala is made of yellow and white flowers. Pointed red and pink petal shapes radiate outward, with pink lotus-like forms at the edges and loose yellow blossoms scattered around the border. A yellow cloth and a partly visible person's feet appear at the top edge. No people are prominent in the frame, and no readable text appears in the image.2016-12-15December 31 20062006-12-31Close-up of a stone-grey floor decorated with a yellow and magenta kolam-style floral design made of coloured powder, with white jasmine-like flowers and a pink rose placed at the centre. A woven straw mat with a blue border sits at the upper left edge of the frame. No people or a person candidate are visible.2010-11-01A photograph of a large floor rangoli on bare earth, drawn with coloured powders. Concentric rings of red and orange petals surround a central mound of dirt with a painted kalasha or pot motif in blue, white and red. Lotus-like pink flowers and green leaves ring the centre, and yellow marigold-style flowers lie at the top edge near a small dirt mound. No people are visible.