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January 15 20112011-01-15A woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl bends over two clay pots boiling over open wood fires on brick stands, a Pongal-style cooking scene. Behind her, a platform with red and white striped steps holds rows of black Shiva lingams. On the raised platform at right, a lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flower strings. White kolam designs decorate the steps and ground.2011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a yellow shawl bends over a fire of bricks, stirring a clay pot of boiling food with a long wooden paddle. Behind her, rows of black stone Shiva lingams stand on a tiered platform with red and white striped steps and painted kolam designs. A seated figure wearing a crown-like head covering and a garland of yellow and orange flowers sits on a white cushioned seat at the centre of the lingams, with banana leaves hanging overhead. Parked white vehicles and a low red-roofed building sit in the background against wooded hills.2011-01-15A photograph of a Pongal celebration outdoors. In the foreground a woman in a cream cotton sari with a blue and orange woven border stands with her back to the camera, facing a clay pot on a wood-fired hearth of bricks dusted with turmeric. Steam rises from the pot's lid and flames burn beneath it. Behind her, rows of black stone Shivalingas sit on tiered platforms edged in red and white, and a yellow and white balloon hangs at the right. A garlanded figure in white is partly visible at the left edge. Parked vehicles and a red-roofed building appear in the background.2011-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration at a temple-like courtyard with a hill behind. On the left, two clay pots boil over wood fires built on brick hearths, steam rising from the pot in front. On a tiered red-and-white platform stands a row of many black shivalinga, with a central seated figure draped in marigold garlands, wearing white clothing, its face not clearly visible. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl stands at right, hands folded in front of her, beside a banana plant with purple and orange balloons. Strings of mango leaves are strung overhead, and a low orange-roofed building with parked SUVs lies in the background.2011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15December 31 20092009-12-31January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration: several women in white saris and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand and kneel beside clay pots set on small brick hearths on bare earth, with smoke rising from the fires. A woman in a brown sari and another in a blue-patterned sari stand near the pots, some women hold long wooden stirring sticks, and a row of festoon bunting and palm trees frames the open courtyard behind them.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31November 14 20052005-11-14