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A photograph of an outdoor bhumi puja site on bare earth. A dug pit sits beside a red-and-white painted wall. Two colourful floor designs are drawn in powder: a large red, green and yellow lotus-like rangoli in the foreground and a smaller matching one at the upper right, outlined with white lines. A small pile of yellow flowers lies at the upper right corner. No people are visible in the scene.

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November 23 20162016-11-23September 12 20122012-09-12January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a white kolam, a traditional rangoli drawn in lime or rice powder, covering reddish-brown earth. Its intricate symmetrical floral and leaf-like loops radiate from a central lump of cow dung topped with small pink and white flowers, a Pongal-style decoration.2018-01-14December 29 20082008-12-29A 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.2010-11-02Close 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.2012-05-02A ground-level Pongal kolam drawn in white rangoli powder on bare earth, with a central floral arrangement of red roses, yellow and white chrysanthemums and sprigs of greenery set on a round base. Two earthen pots with mango leaves stand on either side, and a striped woven mat in red, yellow, green and pink lies behind. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2018-01-14July 25 20152015-07-25A 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.A 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.2012-05-02January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copies