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January 15 20112011-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration in Tiruvannamalai with a row of seated devotees in white on the left and a group of attendees in front. Two saffron-robed figures stand near a raised platform in the centre, one wearing an orange shawl. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around the platform. Behind them are rows of black clay pots and kalasha vessels, banana plants and colourful balloons decorate the site, and a hill with trees rises in the background. A red and white banner hangs on a pole at left.2011-01-15Outdoor Pongal festival ceremony in a open ground with banana plants and small trees decorated with colourful balloons in pink, purple, orange and yellow. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls, stand and sit on a raised white and red platform near a shrine-like setup. A saffron-robed figure stands at the platform, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl is at the left edge. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on a large cream cloth on bare ground, with a crowd of seated people further back under trees.2011-01-15Outdoor Pongal-style ritual under a canopy of banana leaves and mango leaves strung between posts, with yellow and pink balloons at the left edge. A man with long dark hair, a garland of green leaves and an orange robe sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat holding a small steel cup, appearing to take part in the proceedings; a person candidate by appearance, with long hair, saffron clothing and a garland. Standing in front of him, a woman in a white sari with a shawl faces a small black clay pot on a brick hearth with burning wood, a traditional pongal boiling pot. Behind them a semicircle of about twenty devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris stand with arms folded or hands clasped, a few in orange and red garments. Dry firewood is stacked at the right.2011-01-15Outdoor ritual on bare red earth before a low red brick wall and a rocky hill. A shirtless man in an orange cloth stands on a raised stone platform with arm extended, holding a lamp or offering toward a seated figure beneath a small ornate umbrella. Seated devotees in white clothing sit on striped mats in the foreground, some with hands folded, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Other people in orange and white stand near white pillars at the left. Several orange-clad figures and devotees appear at the right edge.2017-02-03Outdoor ceremony on open grass under a bright sky with a large crowd of seated attendees. In the foreground, several men in saffron/orange robes sit near a pile of wooden firewood beside a small stone-like pedestal, while men in white clothes sit in rows on the grass facing them. Under a striped canopy decorated with colourful pennant flags on the right, many people in white, pink and other coloured clothing sit close together. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the left edge near a tall flagpole with saffron flags, and a person in white stands near the centre. A low mountain and palm trees appear in the background. Several sandals lie scattered on the grass. The gathering resembles a funeral or cremation-related rite with the firewood pile.2005-11-14Outdoor open-field ceremony on green grass under a pale blue sky, with a distant hill and trees behind. A standing man in orange robes raises a conch-like object overhead, while another man in white stands at left and an orange-robed figure stands near a canopy at right. Many seated people in white clothes fill the foreground and right, with several orange-robed sadhus sitting in front, a wooden pyre of stacked logs and a small pedestal with offerings in the centre, and tall flag poles with orange pennants and a striped canopy on the right. Several dozen people are visible, mostly seated in white. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene reads as a funeral rite at a cremation site.2005-11-14Outdoor Pongal festival scene in a sandy courtyard beneath open sky and palm trees. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a green leaf garland sits on a leopard-print cushion in the foreground, facing a small clay pot brick hearth where two earthen pots sit beside a fire of wood and ash. Around the hearth, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts with white ritual threads sit cross-legged on the ground, with others standing nearby; a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right and a man in glasses and white attire sits at right. A young banana tree decorated with yellow and white balloons stands in the centre, and blue plastic chairs line the back. Women in pink and blue saris sit at the right edge.2011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15November 14 20052005-11-14July 11 20062006-07-11February 03 20172017-02-03 +1 copies