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November 14 2005

Outdoor Pongal celebration at a temple-style courtyard with a clay pot cooking over a brick hearth on the right and a second pot on a brick stove at center, milk boiling over. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands at left with arms folded and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a person with dark hair wears a green leaf garland and an orange shawl, seen from behind. Behind them, a row of people in white dhotis and shirts stand under a mango-leaf and banana-leaf torana, with a woman in a red-and-white sari at left and a potted kalasha on a pillar at center. Dry firewood and sugarcane pieces lie by the fire.

Outdoor Pongal celebration in an open courtyard under a thatched shelter. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree stirs a pot on a brick hearth with a long ladle while flames and dry straw burn beneath two clay pots. Beside her two women in white sarees with orange shawls watch. Behind them a group of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand around a white-draped chair and a framed portrait garlanded with yellow flowers, with a rangoli kolam on the ground. Other people in white and orange are visible in the background, and a palm-thatched roof covers the scene.

October 08 2006

Outdoor temple scene under a large leafy tree. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, with long dark hair, stands centre-frame holding a small brass bell and a lit lamp or flame toward a red-painted shivalinga-style murti at left, with yellow flower garlands. Around him a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing yellow shawls and folded hands in prayer, stands on a paved area. An older man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right with hands joined. The setting includes a banyan-type tree, a red decorated base, and a dirt ground. Several figures are partly visible at the edges.

May 22 2006

December 23 2009

November 14 2005

Outdoor Pongal-style ritual at a brick fire pit with terracotta pots decorated with leaves and white markings, flames rising beside sticks and a brass lamp. A woman in orange sari and blouse with long dark hair stands with palms joined in prayer in front of the fire. Beside her a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tray of flowers. Behind them stand a bearded sadhu in orange, and devotees in white and cream saris with orange and yellow shawls, hands folded in prayer. Fruit sits on a plate near the fire. Along the right edge, a white wall and steps frame the scene. Count of visible people is about ten.

November 24 2006

January 14 2009

Outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with green leaves and striped cloth overhead. A man in saffron robes with a matching saffron head wrap sits cross-legged on yellow cloth, garlanded with white and orange flowers, offering a plate of fruit and flowers. Beside him an older bearded man in saffron sits, and a figure in saffron at lower right faces the scene. A deity murti draped in garlands and flowers sits on a small platform with a kalasha-like vessel and lamps. Many men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit with palms pressed together, and a few women in saris watch from the right. Stone blocks line the foreground.