Three people crouch over a peacock rangoli of pink, purple and green powder at night during Tihar, Nepal

Peacock rangoli at Tihar, Nepal

Peacock rangoli takes shape in coloured powder on a Tihar night.

Three people crouch around a peacock rangoli and fill it in with coloured powder. The design uses magenta, purple, green, yellow and orange, with green feathers and rings of white and orange dots. Small bowls of powder sit beside them, with a blue gate behind, on a Tihar night.