Rangoli design with flowers and cow dung used in an Indian street to celebrate the hindu festival of Pongal or Sankranti. Andhra Pradesh, India

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At festival times in India the women will make these designs with coloured rice powder. They are drawn from memory and put on the street in front of the house. They can go from the very simple to the most elaborate. The festival of sankranthi is similar to a harvest festival in the west, celebrating all the success of the fertile land and what its provided.

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Size: 3492px × 5250px
Location: Andhra Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Tim Gainey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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