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Close photograph of a dark clay pot set on a brick hearth over a flame at a Pongal cooking ritual. The pot has a wrapped banana-leaf collar and a reddish mark on its side. Sugarcane stalks stand on either side of the pot. Blurred orange-robed figures stand in the background.

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January 15 20162016-01-15January 14 20132013-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15A large reddish-brown clay pot sits on a stack of bricks over a small wood fire on a paved outdoor courtyard, with smoke rising from its mouth. Bamboo or sugarcane poles lean in from the frame edges, and a person wearing white clothing with a gold-and-brown patterned border stands partly visible at the left, their bare foot showing. Faint blue-and-white kolam or rangoli powder designs decorate the pavement near the fire.2013-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15A Pongal cooking ritual photographed outdoors. A black clay pot of boiling rice sits on a stove built from three stacked orange-brown bricks over glowing embers, with milk or rice starch streaming down its sides and steam rising. Two long green sugarcane stalks stand upright on either side of the pot, and a white cloth covers the pot's rim. At left, a person in white dhoti-style clothing with a gold border kneels and uses a flat wooden stick to tend the fire, while at right an orange-robed figure stands beside the stove. Ash and scattered straw lie on the ground.2016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14Close view of a Pongal ritual: a dark clay pot with a white-topped rim sits on a stack of brick blocks over an open flame, with sugarcane stalks tied as posts around it. Steam rises from the pot. Behind it, a person in white cloth and orange-robed figures stand partly out of frame, with a bangle visible on an arm at the top. The fire and pot suggest a Pongal boiling offering.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Close view of a dark clay pot of boiling pongal rice overflowing its rim, steam rising around it. Sugarcane stalks are tied to the pot's side with twine, and a green leaf is tucked near the top, with a yellow turmeric-like root beside it. A saffron-orange cloth blurs in the background. This is a Pongal harvest offering, with no people visible.2016-01-15