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Outdoor-style pavilion with a corrugated roof and red metal framing, decorated with mango leaves and marigold garlands. On the ground, several clay pots with yellow flower garlands and banana bunches sit on banana leaves around a white kolam (rangoli) design. A bare-chested man in a red-brown dhoti with a red turban and garland stands at left. Three men and a woman in orange-saffron robes stand at centre, and one man in orange robes bends over the offerings, holding an incense or lamp item. Brass lamps and a hanging orange-yellow banner with an emblem decorate the right side.

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January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A ritual scene before a red draped backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a red-and-white patterned turban and white dhoti pours liquid from a small spoon over a stone yajna altar or homa platform. Three seated men beside him wear rudraksha malas, one in a yellow cloth, and sit on red-patterned mats. On the right, a gold-framed arch stands above a red table draped in gold brocade, holding a row of small clay or metal sculpted heads or murti forms garlanded with yellow flowers. Brass vessels, a bowl, coconuts, bananas, oranges, betel leaves and flower offerings are arranged on the red floor.2018-01-31A photograph of a Pongal celebration in an open-sided pavilion. Saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange saris stand on a red mat around a clay pot sun offering, with a kolam of white rice flour and flower garlands on the ground. A man in a maroon robe and gold-bead necklace, with a red turban and flower garland, stands at left with hands joined. A bare-chested sannyasi with rudraksha beads stands with palms together, while a woman kneels to arrange brass plates, bananas, sugarcane, and offerings on a striped cloth. Clay pots, a brass lamp stand, and a saffron banner with a bird emblem complete the scene. Visible people number about ten.2018-01-14A Pongal ritual on bare earth under an open pavilion. In the foreground, a kolam of white rangoli lines surrounds a pair of earthen pots with marigold garlands and a bundle of sugarcane. A brick hearth with a clay pot sits in the centre of the courtyard, decorated with yellow flower garlands. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes stand or kneel by the offering tables; one kneels and lights a lamp on the ritual platter, while others stand with hands folded. A woman in orange stands with palms pressed together. On the left, a man in a red-brown robe with a maroon turban and layered bead and flower garlands stands with hands folded beside a red carpet, with a young girl in white and several other people in orange behind him. Trays of bananas, fruit and offerings sit on striped mats, and a saffron banner with a bird emblem hangs at upper right.2018-01-14November 12 20102010-11-12