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Close view of a dark clay pot of boiling pongal rice overflowing its rim, steam rising around it. Sugarcane stalks are tied to the pot's side with twine, and a green leaf is tucked near the top, with a yellow turmeric-like root beside it. A saffron-orange cloth blurs in the background. This is a Pongal harvest offering, with no people visible.

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January 14 20172017-01-14A photograph of a dark, blackened clay pot set on a yellow-painted brick hearth, steaming. The pot's mouth is topped with a white mound of cooked rice and green leaves, with a dark reddish-brown item tucked beside the leaves, as in a Pongal boiling-over offering. Blurred behind are a bright red cloth, a yellow cloth, and the white dhoti of a standing person at right, visible only from the waist down. Smoke rises around the pot. This is a photo of Pongal ritual cooking, with no clearly identifiable face visible.2017-01-14Close-up photograph of a Pongal cooking pot, a dark brown earthen clay pot with a reddish rim and fresh green leaves tied around its neck, set over a fire. A hand grips a wooden stirring spoon and stirs white boiling milk in the pot, with steam rising above it. A sugarcane stalk leans against the right edge, and the background is pale and blurred. No people's faces are visible, only the hand. The scene shows the traditional Pongal rice-and-milk preparation for the harvest festival.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15A Pongal cooking ritual photographed outdoors. A black clay pot of boiling rice sits on a stove built from three stacked orange-brown bricks over glowing embers, with milk or rice starch streaming down its sides and steam rising. Two long green sugarcane stalks stand upright on either side of the pot, and a white cloth covers the pot's rim. At left, a person in white dhoti-style clothing with a gold border kneels and uses a flat wooden stick to tend the fire, while at right an orange-robed figure stands beside the stove. Ash and scattered straw lie on the ground.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Close-up photograph of a clay pot boiling over with white frothy milk, steam rising around it. The pot's rim is wrapped with green leaves and tied with fibrous plant strands. The background is blurred, showing a warm reddish-brown surface and smoke. This matches a Pongal cooking scene, where milk is boiled over an open fire in a clay pot. No people or a person are visible in the frame.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14Close photograph of a dark clay pot set on a brick hearth over a flame at a Pongal cooking ritual. The pot has a wrapped banana-leaf collar and a reddish mark on its side. Sugarcane stalks stand on either side of the pot. Blurred orange-robed figures stand in the background.2016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14