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September 27 2017

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A photograph of a large floor rangoli on grey paving stones, made with white chalk outlines, green and yellow powder fills, and a pink-and-green lotus-like central medallion with pink flower motifs and a ring of pink petals. Feet in white dhoti or sari and orange cloth are visible at the top and right edges, indicating people standing around the design during a ritual setting.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a floor rangoli on a grey stone-slab courtyard. A central circular kolam has green petal shapes with pink flower dots, a pink ring and yellow star points, surrounded by white dot and line designs. White kolam scrolls and lotus-like motifs with small pink flowers frame the design. At the top edge, part of an orange-clad leg is visible, but no full person is shown.2017-09-27A 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.2006-12-31August 15 20172017-08-15Close-up photograph of a white rangoli-style floor design on a pale sandstone paving slab with dark mortar joints. A white lotus-like pattern with pointed petals surrounds five orange and red powder dots. No people are visible in the frame, and the surrounding stone tiles are plain and sunlit.2017-07-09December 15 20162016-12-15A 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.2008-12-31A floral rangoli on a plain stone floor, drawn with white powder lines in a multi-petalled lotus-like design. Concentric rings of red rose petals and orange marigold petals surround a central rose, with orange marigold petals filling the petal shapes. Lotus blossoms in pink and white sit at the top and bottom, with green leaves and white jasmine-like petals in the side sections and orange marigold garlands along the outer edge. No people are visible in the image; it shows only the floral arrangement.2007-10-13A close-up photograph of a floor rangoli on a grey stone pavement. The design is a radial flower-like pattern of eight yellow petal shapes and green petal shapes alternating around a small deep red centre, outlined in thin white powder lines. No people are visible.2016-09-26Close-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.2010-11-01December 31 20082008-12-31