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Outdoor Pongal celebration under a thatched canopy at a temple-like courtyard. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk with a white overflow sits on a brick hearth ringed with yellow and red flower garlands, with sugarcane stalks tied overhead. White kolam rangoli patterns decorate the ground. A tall bearded man in a maroon-brown robe, wearing a heavy gold and beaded necklace and a red turban, stands on a woven mat path at the far end, with a large pink garland. Rows of women in orange saris stand with hands folded, and drummers in turquoise and white clothing play drums on the right. Pongal ritual in progress with devotees at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam.

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January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A Pongal celebration under a pavilion with a clay pot of boiling milk on a brick hearth, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and sugarcane stalks tied above it. White kolam designs cover the sandy floor. In the background, a man in a maroon robe, a red turban and a long pink-and-white flower garland walks down a woven mat, flanked by drummers and rows of people in orange robes. The people visible are numerous, roughly 21-100.2018-01-14Photograph of a Pongal celebration under a thatched-roof pavilion. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk rests on a brick hearth with a small fire, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, with sugarcane stalks tied overhead and white kolam designs on the ground. On the right a man in a maroon dhoti and maroon turban, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting on a red carpet. Behind him a crowd of people in orange and saffron robes stands with hands folded, and a drummer is visible at the right edge. Two people are visible in the far right background.2018-01-14Outdoor Pongal celebration under a thatched shelter: a clay pot of boiling milk rice with a white froth top sits over a small wood fire on brick stones, ringed with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with sugarcane stalks tied overhead with leaves. Behind it, a man with hands folded in namaskar stands on a mat, wearing a maroon-red turban, a dark red dhoti-style garment, a heavy gold necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland, with long dark hair down his back. Crowds of people in saffron-orange and white clothing watch and join palms together. A red carpet and striped mats cover the ground, with white kolam designs drawn on the floor and a drum at right.2018-01-14Pongal celebration in an open-sided pavilion. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk sits over a fire built from mud bricks, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, with sugarcane stalks tied above it and kolam designs drawn on the ground. On the right a man in a maroon-red dhoti and maroon turban, wearing layered gold-colored ornaments and a pink and white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a crowd of people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis watches the ritual. The scene conveys a Pongal harvest offering.2018-01-14A Pongal rite on bare earth: a dark clay pot of boiling rice foams over a small wood fire set between stacked red bricks, ringed by a garland of yellow marigolds with red flowers and white kolam lines. Bamboo or sugarcane stalks with green leaves rise in a tripod above the pot. Behind, a woman in an orange sari bends over the pot, and several young people in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near white drums. A woman in a dark green sari with red border kneels at the right edge.2018-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15