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A woman in a green and maroon saree with gold bangles and a red bead bracelet stirs a boiling pot of milk with a long steel ladle during a Pongal cooking ritual. The earthen pot, decorated with white and turmeric patterns, sits on three stacked orange bricks over a wood fire, with sugarcane stalks tied at the corners of the frame. Behind her are a brass pot, a turmeric bowl, golden animal figures and a striped rug, with a red cloth draped over a platform. Foam is spilling over the pot's rim. Kumkum and turmeric are scattered on the ground. The caption reads Makara Sankranti - Pongal Celebrations.

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