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A woman in a red saree with orange border stands at left beside a clay cooking pot on a mud stove, decorated with yellow and pink rangoli designs on the ground, set under three sugarcane stalks tied together with leaves above it. Behind her, a black and white cow with painted face and red and white garlands stands under a thatched roof beside banana leaves, a common Pongal scene. A single woman is visible, wearing glasses, gold necklace and bangles.

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Jan 15 2022 sripuram2022-01-15Jan 15 2022 sripuram2022-01-15A woman in a red and orange silk sari with gold bangles stoops beside a clay pot set on a small earthen stove decorated with painted colours, stirring or tending the pot with a metal ladle-like vessel. Sugarcane stalks are tied into an arch above the stove, and banana leaves and a green cloth hang behind. Decorated cattle with black-and-white markings stand in a shed, one with a red flower garland around its neck. The red-painted wall bears white kolam designs. A second woman in a red sari stands at left. This appears to be a Pongal-style harvest offering with cattle, sugarcane and a clay pot, though no printed text is visible.2022-01-15A woman in a red and orange saree with a gold necklace stands at an outdoor Pongal (Mattu Pongal) cooking setup beneath a corrugated roof, stirring or tending a clay pot placed on a mud stove. Sugarcane stalks are tied at the corners, banana leaves hang above, and a decorated cow stands behind the pot, with a red garland around its neck. Red-painted walls carry white kolam designs, and a colourful floral rangoli covers the ground in front. Another woman in a blue saree sits at the back left under the shelter.2022-01-15Outdoor festival scene at an open-sided shed with a corrugated red roof. In the centre, a woman in a red and orange silk saree with gold bangles and a gold necklace bends over a clay pot on a earthen hearth, pouring or stirring with a small vessel. Sugarcane stalks with leaves are tied in a tripod-like arrangement above the pot, and banana leaves stand beside it. Red walls are decorated with white kolam designs, and colourful rangoli patterns lie on the ground in the foreground. Behind her, a second woman in a blue saree stands near a low wall, and a deity murti is partly visible with a red flower garland. The scene resembles a Mattu Pongal style harvest offering.2022-01-15Jan 15 2022 sripuram2022-01-15Jan 15 2022 sripuram2022-01-15A woman in a red sari with a gold border stands at left, stirring or ladling from a shallow vessel over a clay pot set on a mud hearth. The clay pot is cooking over a wood fire with smoke rising, and it has a white-topped rim. Thin bamboo poles tied with dried leaves form a tripod above the pot. Behind is a decorated open pavilion with yellow marigold and pink flower garlands on the roof and a carved wooden throne with a seated figure wearing a red garland. The floor has colourful rangoli in yellow, pink and blue with scattered flower petals. The scene matches a Pongal cooking ritual for Makara Sankranti.2023-01-16Outdoor photo of a Mattu Pongal scene at a rural shed with a corrugated roof. Two sugarcane stalks with leaves stand tied together beside a banana plant with broad green leaves, flanking a cow with black-and-white patches that is tethered in the shed. A yellow-and-orange clay pot sits on the ground in front of the stalks, with small green leaves and scattered flowers around it. The pink-red walls have white kolam-style geometric designs. A woman in a red sari with a green garland stands near the cow and another woman in blue patterned clothing stands at the left edge. Behind the cow is a green cloth, and to the right a metal fence.2022-01-15Outdoor pongal-style celebration under a corrugated roof at a temple-like courtyard with red walls decorated with white kolam patterns. A woman in a blue and white patterned sari with a long plait stands at left, while a woman in a maroon top with a bun leans in at bottom centre beside a clay pot. Sugarcane stalks tied with fresh banana leaves stand upright, and smoke rises from a clay pot fire in front of a cow decorated with colourful cloth and garlands. A cow with painted horns is visible in the background near a red-clad figure. No readable text is visible.2022-01-15Jan 15 2022 sripuram2022-01-15A woman in a red silk saree with a gold-bordered pallu kneels on a dirt courtyard beside a clay pot set on a stone base, tending a Pongal-style offering. She wears gold necklaces and bangles and reaches toward a brass vessel near tall sugarcane stalks tied to posts. Banana leaves frame the scene, and a second woman in a blue outfit sits behind a low wall at left. The wall is painted red and decorated with white kolam designs, and colourful rangoli patterns line the ground in front. A corrugated roof shelters the open area, and a garland of red flowers hangs near a deity murti in the background.2022-01-15