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A photograph of a open-sided pandal decorated for a ritual. In the centre, a seated figure in orange-red clothing wears a long gold necklace and a red and white turban-like head covering, seated beneath a small ornate canopy with orange and red banners. Around him, a large group of young women in orange and saffron saris and blue saris stand in rows holding wooden sticks or stalks raised in their hands. Men in orange and white dhotis stand at the left edge. In the foreground, a large floral arrangement of yellow and white marigolds with red flowers covers an altar, with bananas, brass vessels, a coconut bunch, potted plants and small brass figures placed on it. A seated attendant in orange sits on the right beside a green banana leaf, and a sandy floor bears white kolam patterns.

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KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor Pongal ritual on a dirt floor under an open pavilion. A man in the foreground wears a red-and-gold turban, a heavy gold necklace and a white flower garland, standing before a kolam of white rice-flour designs ringed with marigold garlands. Behind him a line of people in orange and saffron robes stands with palms joined in anjali. Clay pots topped with pineapples, bunches of bananas, a brass lamp, a kalasha-like vessel, bundles of firewood and flower-decorated trays arranged on striped mats make up the offerings. Several women in saffron and children in orange stand among the devotees.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene at a temple-like pavilion with a red-and-white striped frame above. A central figure in a maroon-brown robe, with a red turban, long garlands of white flowers and gold necklaces, stands with palms joined in namaskar, facing a ritual setup. Beside him, a man in orange robes and a bare upper body holds a brass tray of red flowers. A bare-chested sadhu in orange kneels at right, pouring petals from a plate onto the ground. Several women in orange saris stand behind, some holding objects. In front, a large flower-decorated square of white and yellow marigolds with red petals holds a raised ritual arrangement. Bananas, a kalasha-like pot with a pineapple and marigold garlands sit on a striped cloth, beside white kolam designs on the ground. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a yellow and orange flag. Several people in orange and white stand behind on a red carpet, and devotees in orange line the left edge.2018-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15A Pongal ritual on bare earth under an open pavilion. In the foreground, a kolam of white rangoli lines surrounds a pair of earthen pots with marigold garlands and a bundle of sugarcane. A brick hearth with a clay pot sits in the centre of the courtyard, decorated with yellow flower garlands. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes stand or kneel by the offering tables; one kneels and lights a lamp on the ritual platter, while others stand with hands folded. A woman in orange stands with palms pressed together. On the left, a man in a red-brown robe with a maroon turban and layered bead and flower garlands stands with hands folded beside a red carpet, with a young girl in white and several other people in orange behind him. Trays of bananas, fruit and offerings sit on striped mats, and a saffron banner with a bird emblem hangs at upper right.2018-01-14