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Close view of a decorated terracotta pot being prepared for Mattu Pongal at a temple setting. The clay pot has painted yellow, white and red designs and dots, resting on stacked bricks smeared with turmeric and kumkum. Two bare arms, one with white sacred ash markings and a red thread bracelet, wrap white cloth around the pot's neck. On the left a figure in white dhoti clothing is partly visible, and on the right a person wears a dark blue sari with blue flower print. A red cloth and a brass lamp stand appear in the background. Pot and stacked bricks are sand-coloured with bright red and yellow pigment.

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