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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.

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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.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor ritual in a covered open-sided pavilion with a sandy ground. Sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit on striped mats around a floral kolam drawn in white on the floor, edged with yellow marigold garlands, with brass kalasha pots, pineapples, bananas, and a flower-covered platform with an offering tray. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha-style headband pours from a vessel at the right. A standing figure at left wears a maroon-brown robe with a tall red turban, long beaded mala and large ceremonial garland, and stands before a crowd of devotees, many in orange, some children with palms together, others in white dhotis and maroon saris. A brass oil lamp and a yellow ceremonial flag stand at right.2018-01-14December 12 20162016-12-12A homa or yagna at an outdoor ritual space under palm trees and a canopy. In the foreground a bare-backed priest wearing a yellow head cloth and a pink cloth sits before a fire pit, with flames rising, and garlands of red flowers and white jasmine laid around it. Behind him, several monks in saffron-orange robes stand near a golden ornate seat or throne, where a figure in red clothing sits under a golden parasol. Brass vessels, a bowl of rice, banana bunches, coconuts and flower petals are arranged on the cloth. Devotees in white sit on the right, and a microphone stands at left. Visible people number about 20.2015-08-09Outdoor 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 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesKAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +1 copiesA photo of a Pongal-style ritual at an outdoor pavilion with red pillars. In the centre, a man in a maroon robe with a red turban, gold necklaces and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together before a low table laid with a striped cloth, brass bowls, bananas and a flower-decorated altar. Behind him, several men and women in saffron-orange robes hold brass plates of offerings and stand in prayer. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti joins them at left, and small children stand nearby. Brass oil lamps stand at right beside a saffron banner, and a large floor arrangement of yellow marigolds and white petals sits in the foreground beside rangoli-like designs.2018-01-14A large fire burns atop a tiered structure of yellow-painted bricks scattered with red flower petals, a homa or yagna fire pit. Two shirtless men in orange cloth and rudraksha malas tend the flames, one in an orange turban and one with long hair bound up. Behind them, women in orange saris and red bindis stand near the fire. Foreground tables hold steel plates of grains, pulses, seeds, dried fruits, powdered substances, marigolds and rose petals as offerings, with a stone mortar and pestle. A crowd of onlookers in white and orange is visible in the background, and a bamboo scaffold stands at left.2017-12-28