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December 29 2008

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A 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 large, symmetrical floor rangoli made of coloured powders on bare ground. A central flower of magenta and violet petals surrounds an orange centre, encircled by concentric rings of green, yellow, orange, red, maroon and purple petal shapes with blue and dark green inner accents and white outlines. Sunlight and shadow fall across the design. Pale fabric edges appear at the upper corners, but no people are visible.2008-12-31August 16 20172017-08-16A large, colourful floor rangoli in concentric rings of yellow, orange, green, magenta and blue, outlined in white powder. A central eight-petal flower in magenta and pink holds an orange centre and small star motifs, surrounded by green leaf shapes and spiral swirls. Outer rings show scalloped petals and teardrop shapes in blue and green. Shadows of a pillar or fence fall across the pattern. Partial legs in white clothing appear at the top edge, and no full person is visible.2008-12-31January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15A photograph of a chalk kolam drawn on bare grey ground. The design is a symmetrical floral motif with a central orange four-petalled flower with a small magenta centre, surrounded by a purple ring and green inner shapes. Blue and green arrow-like leaves and curling green, blue and purple tendrils extend outward, outlined in white chalk. At the top edge, the feet and lower clothing of a person in a white and striped sari-like garment are visible, and at the upper left a dark patterned garment and bare feet appear partly in frame. These partial figures are the only people visible.2006-12-31January 15 20182018-01-15A 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.2008-01-16