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Close-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.

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January 15 20162016-01-15December 31 20092009-12-31A 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.2016-01-15December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31Close 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.2016-01-15December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31January 14 20172017-01-14