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Outdoor Makara Sankranti ritual at Sripuram. A woman in a red blouse and a striped gold-and-maroon saree bends over two clay pots decorated with yellow and orange flowers, stirring or tending the pot on a wood fire between bamboo poles. Colourful rangoli lines the ground. Behind her, men in white dhotis and bare-chested figures with sacred threads stand near an ornate golden throne holding a garlanded deity murti, with red and striped mats laid out. This appears to be the Pongal cooking ritual in a mud pot.

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Outdoor Makara Sankranti pongal scene at a temple courtyard. Two women in bright pink and purple saris stand at left, one pouring from a brass pot into a clay pot. Two clay pots decorated with yellow flower garlands sit on mud hearths with bamboo poles tied above them, marking a pongal boiling area. Colourful rangoli lines are drawn on the ground around the hearths. At upper right, several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white-marked foreheads stand near a golden ornate throne decorated with flower garlands and a seated figure, behind a striped mat and red cloth. A striped mat and tripod stand are in the foreground right.2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15A photograph of a Makara Sankranti (Pongal) outdoor ritual at a temple shrine with a golden-roofed pavilion and draped cloth. Two women stand near clay pots set on small stone platforms over a rangoli-decorated ground, with sugarcane stalks tied to bamboo poles on either side. One woman in a yellow-orange silk saree with a purple blouse leans to tend the pot, while another in a pink blouse and patterned saree bends over beside a small boy in a white dhoti. A decorated bull stands at left, and a deity murti sits on a decorated throne behind, with white-clad attendants and a man in orange clothing at the right edge.2023-01-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Outdoor Makara Sankranti puja at a temple courtyard with a golden throne-like seat (peetha) draped with garlands in the centre. A standing priest in white dhoti holds a conch-shaped object, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a black waist cord stands at right, while others in white and yellow garments and ornate headwear attend nearby. A woman in a pink sari on the left pours water from a brass pot into a pit. Bamboo poles and sugarcane stalks frame the scene, with mud pots decorated with marigold garlands and yellow painted bases on the ground, and a red cloth and striped mat spread in front of the seat.2023-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration in a temple courtyard. Two women prepare earthen pots on clay hearths with sticks and dry twigs, on a ground decorated with white rangoli kolam and flower petals. The woman on the right wears a saffron-orange sari with a braided plait and bends to tend the pot; the woman on the left kneels in a red-and-gold striped sari. Sugarcane stalks with leaves are tied above the hearths. Behind them a seated woman in a blue-green sari sits under a dark tarpaulin roof, with golden drapes and a deity murti visible in the background. Three people are visible.2022-01-14Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor Makara Sankranti Pongal offering at a covered open-air pavilion. A woman in a red saree with gold-embroidered red blouse stands bent over, pouring rice from a brass vessel into a clay pot set on a small earthen stove with a lit fire beneath it. Bamboo-like sugarcane stalks are tied in a tripod frame above the pot, and the ground is decorated with colourful rangoli in yellow, blue, pink and green, with scattered flower petals. Behind her, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red crown-like headwear, rudraksha mala and a marigold garland sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat, under strings of marigold and red flower garlands. a person candidate appearance is only partly visible and not clearly confirmed, so this is recorded as unsure.2023-01-16Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14