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Outdoor pongal-style ritual under a tent with striped cloth and hanging pennants. Two bare-chested men in orange dhotis sit cross-legged on a rangoli-decorated floor, one pouring from a clay pot while the other offers a lit lamp over a covered pot decorated with leaves. Around them is a large flower arrangement of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red petals framing small metal deity figures, with bananas and brass lamps nearby. Behind, a seated figure in dark red robes and a garland stands under a canopy, flanked by rows of standing devotees in orange and teal saris and white dhotis with folded hands. A bundle of sugarcane stands at the left edge.

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Outdoor ritual at a tented pavilion with a flower-decorated floor. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with a patterned headband sits before a floral mandala of yellow and white flowers with red petals, small metal figurines, and a pot-laden altar. Two pots with mango leaves and garlands sit on the mat, with bananas, a brass oil lamp burning, and plates of offerings. Behind, a seated figure in a red-and-gold garment is in the centre of a pavilion, with a canopy above and rows of standing devotees in orange and blue robes with palms joined. Fire lamp and kolam designs decorate the ground.2018-01-14KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor Pongal-related puja at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. Four sannyasis in orange-saffron robes sit on a red carpet and striped mat beside a flower-decorated altar of yellow and white marigolds and red flowers, with small brass and silver vessels, a brass plate, and sugarcane stalks in front. A woman in orange with a leopard-print headband sits in the foreground with hands folded in prayer, while another in orange, with a headband, performs offerings over the brass vessels. Standing devotees in orange and colourful saris stand behind. A clay pot wrapped in marigold garlands and a potted plant with a kolam-style white rangoli pattern appear on the left. Two seated men wear rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies with white markings.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14July 09 20092009-07-09January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a ritual at an open-sided pavilion. A bare-chested man in a maroon-red dhoti with a gold waist ornament, a red turban and a white-and-pink flower garland stands with hands folded in namaskar before a large flower-decorated altar covered in yellow and white marigolds and red roses. Behind him, several men in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas hold offerings, one holding a tray of red flowers. A woman in an orange sari stands at right holding a brass vessel near brass oil lamps. Bananas, a pineapple, coconut and brass bowls sit on striped mats in front, with a kolam drawn on the floor. A yellow banner with a bird emblem hangs at right. Several more people in orange and white stand in the background.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14April 30 20122012-04-30