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A graphic titled makara sankranti pongal celebrations shows a clay pot of boiling milk rice over a fire, steam rising and white milk spilling over the rim, decorated with turmeric and a leaf tied at its neck. A hand in the upper left pours from an ornate engraved metal vessel into a spoon held over the pot, and a long metal ladle appears at the right beside a bamboo pole. Behind them hangs a bright red cloth over striped red, pink and green textiles.

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A steaming clay pot of boiling milk and rice for Pongal is being stirred with a long metal ladle held by a bare hand wearing a gold bangle and a red-and-white thread bracelet. Smoke rises from the dark blackened pot, which sits on a bed of turmeric and red powder. Behind it hangs a red cloth with striped fabric below, and at right a sugarcane stalk leans into the frame with a second ladle visible. An ornate silver vessel with engraved floral and deity designs stands at left. Caption at bottom reads makara sankranti - pongal celebrations.2021-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20212021-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20212021-01-13A photograph of a pongal pot boiling over an open fire, with milk-rice frothing above its rim. A hand wearing several bangles sprinkles grain or turmeric into the steam. The clay pot is decorated with turmeric-yellow paste and a blue cloth tied around its neck, with a blue sugarcane stalk leaning in from the right. Behind it, striped red, green and yellow textiles hang, with a brass vessel and a golden deity murti blurred on the left. Smoke drifts across the frame. Text across the bottom reads Makara Sankranti - Pongal Celebrations.2021-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20212021-01-13A close photograph of a hand sprinkling golden grains into a clay pot of boiling milk during Pongal celebrations. The hand wears several green and gold bangles. The black clay pot is decorated with turmeric-yellow paste, a dark leaf wrapped around its neck, and streaks of colour. Behind it, a red cloth and sugarcane stalks stand in the background, with smoke rising from the pot. Text at the bottom reads Makara Sankranti - Pongal Celebrations.2021-01-13Pongal cooking ritual for Makara Sankranti: a clay pot of milk boiling over a brick hearth with rising steam, its rim decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves. A woman in a red and gold sari and gold bangles, seen from the side, holds a brass bowl and sprinkles or adds ingredients toward the pot. Sugarcane stalks stand beside the fire, and a red and striped cloth backdrop hangs behind. A banner along the bottom reads makara sankranti - pongal celebrations.2021-01-13A clay pot of boiling milk rice overflows with steam at the centre of the frame, its rim decorated with turmeric-yellow powder and dark green leaves. A hand in a white-cuffed sleeve with gold bangles holds a long metal ladle above the pot's lid. Behind it, red and teal drapes sit beside sugarcane stalks, and a second bare hand with gold bangles reaches toward the pot from the right. Blurred smoke drifts across the image. The bottom banner reads Makara Sankranti - Pongal Celebrations.2021-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20212021-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20212021-01-13A Pongal cooking scene for Makara Sankranti. A woman in a red and gold sari, wearing green and gold bangles, pours grain into a clay pot of boiling milk on a traditional earthen stove built from mud bricks, with dry twigs burning underneath and steam rising. A brass bowl of yellow turmeric-tinted rice sits in her other hand. Sugarcane stalks frame the top corners. The black clay pot is decorated with turmeric paste and a leaf wrap, and a second pot sits behind. Red and striped cloth and a blurred shrine stand in the background.2021-01-13ADIKAILASA on 1/13/20212021-01-13