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Outdoor Pongal celebration in a courtyard: women in blue and saffron-yellow saris kneel around a clay pot of boiling milk on a small brick hearth, with sticks burning beneath it and sand spread on the ground. A kolam of purple flowers is drawn beside the fire, and a brass oil lamp with white flowers stands nearby. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing watch from the left, some with water bottles, and a man in white stands in the background near a shrine with brass lamps and garlanded altar items. A woman in a blue sari leans forward on the right, and an orange-robed person sits at the lower right edge.

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January 14 20172017-01-14A photograph of a Pongal celebration in an outdoor temple courtyard. Two clay pots with green leaves tied at their necks sit on a sand-dusted floor over brick hearths with kindling sticks, as women in saris cook the traditional Pongal rice. A woman in a royal-blue sari with a red border kneels at the front right, and another in a blue sari kneels center, both tending the fire. A woman in a peach sari stands behind them, and a white-clad woman with flowers in her hair kneels at left. At the right, a seated man in rust-coloured robes with garlands of marigolds and a rudraksha-style mala sits on a red-cushioned seat before an oil lamp and a fan. Kumkum rangoli patterns and red plates lie on the ground, with a deity shrine and red-and-gold fabrics behind.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesPongal celebration at an outdoor courtyard with a colourful rangoli floor design. Clay pots filled with boiling milk sit on brick stoves over open flames, with sugarcane stalks tied in an arch above them. A man in white dhoti and cream shirt with white vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala feeds sticks into the fire. Young women in saffron-orange robes with white tilak kneel and tend the flames, and a shaved-headed person in orange with a red thread and rudraksha beads sits in the foreground. Other people in saffron and white robes stand in the background, and a yellow clay pot with a steel ladle sits to the right.2016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit set on an orange cloth in an indoor hall. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a red-orange sash, sits behind the fire with one arm extended over it and a microphone nearby. A younger priest in orange cloth sits at the upper right. Seated before the fire are a woman in an orange and green sari and several people in white clothes, including a man with a rudraksha-style mala, with hands folded. Steel pots with lids, plates of puffed bread, bowls of fruit and flower garlands surround the scene.2011-11-06A homa fire ceremony inside a hall with white draped cloth overhead and a decorated shrine behind. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with flowers and marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a plate beside it. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head sits at the fire, holding a flower-garlanded object, wearing an orange-red shawl. A man in white with an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls assist at the left, and a seated woman in a red-and-gold sari extends her hand toward the fire at lower right. Many seated devotees fill the background, and a deity murti sits in an arched shrine.2015-07-17Pongal 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.2018-01-14