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Pongal celebration in an open-sided pavilion. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk sits over a fire built from mud bricks, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, with sugarcane stalks tied above it and kolam designs drawn on the ground. On the right a man in a maroon-red dhoti and maroon turban, wearing layered gold-colored ornaments and a pink and white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a crowd of people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis watches the ritual. The scene conveys a Pongal harvest offering.

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January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor Pongal celebration under a thatched shelter: a clay pot of boiling milk rice with a white froth top sits over a small wood fire on brick stones, ringed with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with sugarcane stalks tied overhead with leaves. Behind it, a man with hands folded in namaskar stands on a mat, wearing a maroon-red turban, a dark red dhoti-style garment, a heavy gold necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland, with long dark hair down his back. Crowds of people in saffron-orange and white clothing watch and join palms together. A red carpet and striped mats cover the ground, with white kolam designs drawn on the floor and a drum at right.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor Pongal celebration under a thatched canopy at a temple-like courtyard. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk with a white overflow sits on a brick hearth ringed with yellow and red flower garlands, with sugarcane stalks tied overhead. White kolam rangoli patterns decorate the ground. A tall bearded man in a maroon-brown robe, wearing a heavy gold and beaded necklace and a red turban, stands on a woven mat path at the far end, with a large pink garland. Rows of women in orange saris stand with hands folded, and drummers in turquoise and white clothing play drums on the right. Pongal ritual in progress with devotees at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam.2018-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15A Pongal celebration in an open-sided hall at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. Central figure, a bare-chested man in a maroon-brown dhoti and rust turban, wears a pink and white flower garland and stands with palms joined before a fire pit of stacked clay bricks. Around him, women in orange saris stand and sit with hands folded; one woman holds a brass tray of flowers and flame, another rings a handbell. Fresh yellow marigold garlands and red petals decorate the ground, and a brass pot sits near the pit. A tall sugarcane stalk stands behind them against red pillars. Several children in white dhotis and orange clothing stand on the left, and a man in white stands behind the central figure, with a red-and-white striped canopy overhead. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a homa-style fire ritual. The central man's appearance is not clear enough to confirm the a person candidate.2018-01-14A Pongal cooking ritual in an outdoor courtyard. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk and rice sits on a stack of bricks over a wood fire, with steam rising and a green leaf tied at its neck. Sugarcane stalks stand upright around the pot. Bowls of rice, lentils and jaggery sit on the ground at right, and kolam designs decorate the paved floor. Behind, several women in red and orange saris and a man in white dhoti and shawl stand in a row, some carrying brass pots. Some figures wear saffron garments and rudraksha malas. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this image.2017-01-14Outdoor Pongal ritual on a paved courtyard under a corrugated roof, with sugarcane stalks standing around a clay pot boiling over a brick hearth with a bright flame. A bare-chested man in a maroon-brown cloth and marigold garland kneels at the pot, while several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha-style necklaces stand behind holding brass plates of offerings. Brass bowls of cooked rice, sugar and grains sit in the foreground, and kolam rangoli designs decorate the floor. A world map poster hangs on the back wall.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14