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December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo of devotees preparing Pongal at an open dirt ground beside palm trees and a striped canopy tent. Several women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts tend clay pots set over small brick stoves with a fire burning. A man at left wears a rudraksha-style mala and white clothes. A banner behind shows a portrait of a man in a light shirt, not clearly legible. Colourful bunting hangs from the tent and smoke rises at left.2006-12-31Outdoor Pongal cooking scene on bare ground beside palm trees. Several women in white and coloured saris tend clay pots set on small brick hearths, some stirring with long wooden ladles. A girl in an orange top and green skirt crouches at left, and a woman in a blue sari stands near the fire. Men and women in white clothing stand in a line behind the hearths under strings of small flags. A man in white stands at centre-back. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance-based cues.2006-12-31Outdoor 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.2006-12-31August 26 20072007-08-26Outdoors among palm trees, a tall tapering flagstaff rises beside a white-based shrine platform decorated with a yellow-and-orange garland. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on the platform near the pole's base, apparently raising or tending the flag. A crowd of devotees stands around in white and cream clothing, several with hands pressed together in namaskar; one man on the right wears a white shirt and dhoti, and women wear saris in cream, peach and pink. Sunlight haze washes over the scene and a small orange pennant is visible on the left.2006-12-23December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising from a white stone base at an open-air temple grounds surrounded by coconut palms under a bright blue sky. A stone Nandi bull figure sits at the base of the pillar. Several people in white clothes stand around; one person in white bends forward to touch or offer at the Nandi, while others in white dhotis, shirts and saris stand watching. A large black stone kalasha-like vessel with a lid sits in the foreground, and a green bin and a metal drum are nearby.2007-08-26Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony under a corrugated metal canopy on a sandy ground with coconut palms behind. A tall copper-colored flagstaff rises from a white-painted base at centre, with a small saffron flag at its foot. Incense smoke drifts through the air. A figure in orange-saffron robes with a flower garland stands near the base, while a group of people in white dhotis and white clothing, some with yellow shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer. Several men in saffron robes stand to the right, one holding a ceremonial staff. A multicolored parasol with a yellow and red canopy stands beside the base. Painted decorative poles with floral and bird motifs frame the scene, and flower offerings lie on the mat in front.2008-12-23January 15 20162016-01-15December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo of devotees seated in rows on a sloping hillside of reddish earth and grey ash, performing a ritual at dusk under tall coconut palms. In the foreground a woman in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing sits with bangled wrists and a dark rudraksha-style strand is not clearly visible. Behind her, several people in white dhotis and yellow-and-white garments sit in a line, some holding ritual items. A tall decorated pole with red and white bands rises on the left against a pale sky, and white-washed structures stand near the palms. Smoke drifts over the scene as the sun sets. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copies