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Photograph of a Pongal ceremony under a corrugated metal roof. A standing man in the centre wears a red-and-gold turban, a dark maroon-brown dhoti-style garment, a long gold necklace and a white flower garland, and holds a sugarcane-tied offering near a clay pot. Beside him a woman in an orange sari and a second woman in teal and orange hold cloth and objects. A line of women in red, green, teal and orange saris and orange-robed people stand behind. The clay pot with a white-topped rice mound, marigold garlands, a small fire of sticks and sugarcane stalks tied in a frame sit in the foreground on a bed of brick stones, with kolam designs on the floor and a red carpet. A red throne and a canopy stand at the back.

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January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Pongal cooking ritual outdoors under a pavilion: two clay pots decorated with white painted patterns sit on brick hearths ringed with marigold garlands and white kolam designs on the ground. Sugarcane stalks with leaves tied overhead frame the pots. A woman in a pink blouse and green-and-gold sari kneels and tends a flame beneath one pot, while a woman in a rust-brown sari stands at left smiling. Behind them, women in orange, purple and yellow saris stand on red mats and a woman in white sits, watching.2018-01-14Outdoor Pongal ritual at the Tiruvannamalai Adheenam under a shaded canopy. Two clay pots decorated with white painted patterns and garlanded with yellow and red flowers sit on brick hearths, with flames rising from the pot bases. Sugarcane stalks tied with leaves form tripods over each pot. A woman in a rust-brown sari leans in to tend the fire at left, while a woman in a pink-and-green sari kneels at the fire. Other women in orange, red, purple and blue saris stand and kneel on red mats and a white kolam floor design, with a few in white and orange nearby. A chair with red upholstery is visible in the background.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A Pongal celebration under a thatched shelter. Two clay pots decorated with white lines and garlands of yellow and red flowers sit on mud-brick hearths, with a fire burning beside one pot and sugarcane stalks tied into an arch above. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth stands at left. Women in saris of red, orange, purple and teal kneel or stand around, one holding a brass plate. Kolam designs and a red mat cover the ground, and orange-robed devotees sit in the background near a red throne.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Women in colourful saris perform a Pongal ritual under an open shelter. Two decorated clay pots with marigold garlands sit over small fires on brick hearths ringed by flowers, flanked by sugarcane stalks tied into an arch. A woman in a teal sari holds a brass plate with a burning flame, while others in red, maroon, orange and purple saris stand near; a sadhvi in orange robes is visible at left. Kolam patterns decorate the ground and a red mat covers the floor.2018-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor pavilion under a corrugated roof during a Pongal celebration at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. In the foreground a clay pot wrapped in white painted patterns and topped with yellow flowers and red petals sits over a lit fire, with dry sticks beside it. Behind, a seated figure in a maroon robe and a large garland of beads and flowers sits on a raised red-cushioned seat, flanked by a canopy and a kalasha. Around him women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and men in saffron and white stand with hands folded, while a red mat and white kolam designs cover the ground.2018-01-14Outdoor Pongal celebration under a thatched canopy hung with sugarcane stalks and palm leaves. Two clay pots decorated with white painted patterns and marigold garlands sit over brick hearths, with flames rising from the right pot as women tend the fire and carry brass plates. A standing man in orange ochre cloth stands behind the left pot, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, a bundle of firewood nearby. Other women wear saffron, purple, teal and red saris, and a row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits on mats in the background beside kolam designs on the ground.2018-01-14