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A photograph of a Pongal ritual under an open tin-roofed pavilion. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a garland of pink and white flowers and a tilak on his forehead, pours milk from a steel vessel over a clay pot of boiling milk set on a fire pit. Three sugarcane stalks are tied into an arch above the pot, and brass bowls sit on the ground. Beside him, a younger man in white and gold-bordered dhoti with rudraksha mala and a gold chain stands watching, and a bare-chested man in orange lower cloth bends at the left. Behind them, women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded, and several colourful umbrellas shade the courtyard.

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A Pongal ritual under an open-sided roofed pavilion. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces stands at right, a bearded priest in a rust-brown cloth wears a white and pink floral garland and gold chains and pours milk from a white vessel into a yellow clay pot set over a small fire. Other white-clad men stand around sugarcane stalks tied at the top with leaves, and women in red and orange saris stand behind. Nearby are a yellow clay pot on a brick stove, brass bowls, and kolam floor designs in red and green. The scene matches a milk-boiling (pongal) rite beside sugarcane poles.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14Outdoor festival ritual under a canopy. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, holds a glass jar of grain or milk toward a fire. Two sugarcane stalks stand upright in the foreground. Men and women in orange and saffron robes, one man in a white dhoti with gold borders, and a drummer in white stand around the ritual area, which has a floor kolam design and a small flame with metal bowls. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration under a corrugated roof at an ashram. In the foreground a yellow clay pot with a green-and-white band sits on a stack of red bricks beside a steel bowl, with sugarcane stalks leaning around it. A bearded man in a brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and pink flower garland and gold necklaces, stands with hands at his chest near the pot. Beside him a man in orange robes and a second man bare-chested with gold chains and a long braid are present. Several people in orange and red robes stand in the background among colourful kolam floor designs and a black Shiva-like statue on a red pedestal at left. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the right edge.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14A covered outdoor courtyard during a Pongal celebration. A central figure in an orange-brown robe and a long gold-beaded necklace with a fresh flower garland stands between two lines of devotees in red and orange saffron robes. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the left and right, one holding a tray of offerings. Tall sugarcane stalks frame the scene, and a clay pot with a flame sits at lower left. Colourful rangoli designs cover the floor, and a banner with a world map hangs at the back. Several devotees stand in the background.2017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15