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A red metal railing with white trident-shaped finials stands in front of dense green shrubbery. Two painted clay pots with white feather tassels and yellow-and-red bands hang from the railing, with a cluster of pink, yellow and purple balloons tied in the centre. Ornate white scrollwork decorates the railing base. No people are visible.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph at dusk of a festive game apparatus: a horizontal pole strung with yellow and red balloons and tinsel, from which hangs a rope-wrapped frame draped in tinsel and ribbons, holding several clay pots. Dark clouds and a pink sky sit behind, with tree silhouettes at the bottom edge. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-14January 15 20162016-01-15December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photograph at dusk of an Uri attam folk game apparatus: a bamboo pole frame hung with a dangling rod strung with clay pots wrapped in tinsel and garlands of red, pink and gold, plus yellow and orange balloons and tinsel streamers. The dark blue evening sky and palm trees are behind it, with a thatched roof at the left edge and a rope fence below. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2006-11-14A photograph of a white ceiling inside a tent or pandal, from which a garland of white and yellow flowers with red strands hangs, with several small clay pots strung along it. A pink balloon floats below the garland. A yellow scalloped fringe decorates the edge of the tent at lower left, and a red and white banner is partly visible at lower right. No people are visible in the frame.2008-11-12A photograph of a red metal fence with yellow trident (trishul) finials along the top rail and yellow scrolled ornamental motifs between the vertical bars. Green leafy shrubs fill the background, and a red post stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2010-10-30July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of a red metal frame with a small pulley hanging from a red ring, carrying a rope that drops down the right side. A reddish-brown clay pot is suspended from the pulley against a pale blue, cloudy sky, with a blurred tree and a distant reddish structure at the bottom edge. No people are visible. The image appears to show a pulley-and-pot apparatus, with no visible ritual, a person or event activity.2016-08-25January 14 20132013-01-14A large reddish-brown clay pot sits on a stack of bricks over a small wood fire on a paved outdoor courtyard, with smoke rising from its mouth. Bamboo or sugarcane poles lean in from the frame edges, and a person wearing white clothing with a gold-and-brown patterned border stands partly visible at the left, their bare foot showing. Faint blue-and-white kolam or rangoli powder designs decorate the pavement near the fire.2013-01-14