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Outdoor photograph at a Pongal celebration in a village street with sandy ground. A smiling figure in an orange-saffron robe, with a red kumkum mark on the forehead and short hair, stands centre-right, holding a clay pot of milk or rice near a stainless steel plate. Around them, people in white dhotis, saris and white shirts with rudraksha malas stand or walk; several women have hands joined in namaskar. Decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and green patterns and tassels, and tall wooden poles with orange and red flags, are held up. Heaps of dried palm fronds lie at left, and white and coloured kolam designs decorate the ground at lower right. Blue and white houses and palm trees appear behind, with sunlight glowing through the scene.

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A woman in an orange saffron sari-style wrap stands barefoot on dry earth beside two terracotta pots, each topped with a small metal plate and tied with straw, next to a clay pot with a leafy stalk. She smiles and extends one arm while gripping a bamboo pole. Behind her, people in white dhotis and white garments, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand among dried palm fronds. A tray of rose petals is held at the right edge, and a white plastic jug sits on the ground. Painted white and purple kolam-style designs with Tamil lettering decorate the ground, consistent with a Pongal ritual setting.2009-01-14Outdoor photo on a dirt path lined with palm trees in a village setting. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange-and-white head cloth walks forward while looking upward, with a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. Behind him an orange umbrella is held up, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala assists. Around them villagers in white shirts, dhotis and checked cloths watch, and children stand at right. Orange and red flags and a striped canopy appear at the top edge. A round metal pot and red gas cylinders sit at lower left. Appearance-based candidate: the saffron-robed figure shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha and an orange robe, but the face is not clear enough to confirm, so the label is uncertain.2012-01-03December 20 20062006-12-20December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a procession on a sandy courtyard in front of a pink-walled building with corrugated roofs and palm trees. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands facing the camera, with a white-clad man walking past on the left. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and women in saffron, orange and green saris stands beside several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tassels. A decorated white figure and a trident-topped pole appear at the right edge, and a pile of sand is visible on the right. The man in saffron wears a rudraksha mala and no visible crown or swept hair, so identity cannot be determined from appearance.2006-12-20A procession outdoors on a dirt path beside a white building with a red-pillared veranda. Two large colourful parasols with yellow, red, green and blue panels and tasselled edges are carried overhead. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a saffron shawl, wearing a beaded garland, holds a tall golden staff topped with a finial and walks in step. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes holds a flower-decorated staff. A woman in an orange sari carries a metal vessel with flowers and fruit, and another woman in white carries a brass tray of offerings. A man at the right edge in saffron, with a beaded necklace, holds a trident-topped staff. Several people in white and orange follow behind, appearing to be part of a ceremonial procession.2008-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt path between buildings, with several people carrying a long line of multicoloured umbrellas with red, green and orange panels and tasselled fringes. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a red-and-white floral necklace walks barefoot, with long dark hair, and appears to be a person by his long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and garland. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a green and white bundle. On the left, a woman in a dark red sari with a gold border carries a silver vessel topped with flowers and greenery.2006-12-26January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road with red, orange and yellow decorated parasols overhead. A man in an orange robe and orange shawl with long swept-back hair, a crown-like tuft and rudraksha mala walks with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a large white and red flower garland. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, a woman in a white sari holding a silver tray with flowers and a lamp, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl follow. Red and yellow ceremonial fans with a blue emblem sweep the frame at the edges.2006-12-30Outdoor procession on bare dirt ground. Centre, a man with long dark hair, a tall ornate crown-like headdress, an orange dhoti and orange shawl, many-strand orange rudraksha-style beads and a pink-and-white flower garland, walks forward with a hand extended. Behind him a man in white holds a tall wooden staff and a ceremonial umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels and bird motifs is raised overhead. Around them, men in white dhotis and women in white or orange saris stand in a crowd, some holding a brass tray of flowers. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes stands at right beside a man in white shirt. A red shipping container and banana plants form the background.2011-12-21September 03 20072007-09-03