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December 24 2009

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A pink Ganesha figure seated cross-legged on a red cushion and brown base, drawn in coloured powder on bare ground as a rangoli. Ganesha holds a book or tablet and a modak-like sweet, wears a gold crown and gold armlets, and has a red tilak. White line borders, swirl motifs and a border of yellow and white flowers with red blooms surround the design, and a white stepped platform stands behind it.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26A 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 large painted floor rangoli on sandy ground depicts baby Krishna lying on his stomach on a brown patterned mat with hanging bells, blue skin, red loincloth, yellow ornaments and a flower in his hair. White line-drawn borders and motifs surround the design. Along the top edge, a concrete step is decorated with a row of marigolds, chrysanthemums and pink flowers. No people are visible.2009-12-24A 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.2006-12-31Close-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.December 31 20082008-12-31A chalk rangoli drawn on a grey concrete floor shows a stylised lotus flower. Five magenta petals with white outlines rise from a central point, with two lime-green side leaves and a dark teal central leaf or bud below. No people are visible; the image is a close top-down view of the floor artwork.2012-10-20