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January 16 20072007-01-16 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20072007-01-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor Pongal-style offering on bare earth decorated with white rangoli kolam lines. A small flame burns on a brass lamp beside a brass kalasha-like pot, with brass oil lamps and incense sticks. Banana leaves hold cooked white rice, coconut halves and flower offerings, and two metal plates hold bananas, rice and flowers. Sugarcane stalks lie across the ground. Five to six people stand at the top edge wearing white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls and one woman in a sari, with some barefoot. Their faces are cropped out and no person is clearly identifiable.2006-01-15A photo of a floor offering set-up on bare earth for Pongal. Three banana leaves hold mounds of white rice topped with yellow-brown sweet, ringed with sliced bananas. A small leaf with a flower and a yellow offering sits in front. Behind them are a brass oil lamp and a brass bowl of ash. White chalk kolam drawings decorate the ground, including a sun, a pot-shaped figure and lines. Bottom-right, two people are partly visible in white dhotis with gold borders, barefoot. Chalk writing reads PONGAL and NITHYANANDA.2008-01-16A photo of a floor-level puja offering arrangement on a dark red-speckled granite floor. Brass plates and bowls hold rice in a steel pot, white rock sugar crystals, a bowl of pale grains, cut yellow and orange fruits, bananas, a pineapple and whole coconuts, along with incense sticks and two small green limes on a brass tray. A lit oil lamp and brass lamp stands sit in the background beside a white cloth. No people are visible, only the offerings and their ritual setup.January 16 20072007-01-16 +1 copiesGround-level puja arrangement on bare earth beside colourful kolam chalk designs. A brass plate holds bunches of bananas, two halved coconuts, white rope tied with red threads, and a small brass pot of red and white petals. A brass lamp stand and a small terracotta pot sit nearby, with a fresh mound of soil decorated with white and red flowers and green leaves. No people are visible, and an oil lamp flame is seen at the right edge.2018-01-15Overhead view of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth covered with banana leaves. Two brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on a bed of pale grain, flanked by halved green coconuts and sliced green fruit. A central cluster of yellow and pink flowers rests among green leaves. Around the edge, small woven baskets hold dark offerings topped with pink petals, and loose petals are scattered across the arrangement. No people are visible; this is a puja offering setup with lamps, flowers and coconut.2020-03-15 +2 copiesClose photograph of a tall brass multi-wick oil lamp (deepam) with five burning flames, set on a silver-rimmed tray of raw rice. Garlands of white and yellow flowers decorate the lamp's top and base. Around it sit bananas, a bundle of orange thread, pink flower, turmeric and kumkum-marked leaves, and a red cloth. Hands and a light silk garment are visible at the left edge. Banana leaves and small offering plates with flowers and fruit lie on the floor behind. This appears to be a puja or aarti setup with oil lamp and offerings. No readable text is visible.2011-03-23April 24 20132013-04-24July 28 20082008-07-28October 15 20102010-10-15