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Outdoor Pongal celebration under a corrugated roof with palm trees and bunting. At left, a figure seated on an ornate golden throne draped in orange cloth, wearing a large dark turban-style headwear and red-orange garland, with a brass water pot and orange tablecloth beside. A long line of people in orange and saffron saris and dhotis stands in rows, several holding brass-coloured items, while a man in white kneels at right tending clay pots and a fire. A colourful rangoli floral kolam lies on the brick floor in front, with patterned rugs and a striped mat. The scene suggests a Makar Sankranti Pongal ritual of offerings and pot boiling.

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A Pongal harvest festival ritual under an open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A woman in a white sari kneels at the right, tending a fire among clay pots with a sugarcane stalk standing beside it. A standing crowd of about 40 people, mostly in orange and saffron robes and some in white, faces the ritual area on a striped mat. Ceremonial parasols and a golden throne with a seated figure in red and gold attire stand at the left. A colourful rangoli floral design decorates the floor in the foreground.2016-01-15Outdoor pavilion under a corrugated roof during a Pongal harvest celebration. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl sits on an ornate golden throne beneath a decorative parasol, with a row of standing attendants in orange and red robes behind. A large open area in the centre has a striped rug and clay pots with sugarcane and offerings. A woman in a white sari stands at right near the pots, while other people in white and orange clothes stand in rows. Colourful kolam floor art with orange, purple and yellow petals lies in the foreground. Palm trees and small flags are visible beyond the pavilion.2016-01-15A courtyard photograph taken low to the ground, showing a large colourful floor kolam of concentric orange, purple, green and yellow rangoli patterns in the foreground. Behind it a long line of people in orange, saffron and maroon robes stands in an open-sided pavilion with a striped awning and palm trees beyond. On the left a seated figure in orange sits near a gilded ornate seat and brass items. Near the centre a man in white dhoti kneels at a small fire or lamp setting with clay pots nearby, while other robed figures crouch and stand around it. Smoke rises from the fire. Overhead hang strings of small triangular bunting flags.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor temple courtyard with a brick-paved floor and a colourful rangoli floor design in the foreground, featuring orange, green and purple patterns. Many people in saffron and orange robes stand and move around a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal. Monks in orange and women in white and red saris gather in groups. To the right, a deity murti in a golden arched shrine is decorated with a floral garland, and two people in orange sit before a small brass puja setup with lamps and plates. A few devotees in white sit on mats in the lower right. Palm trees, a red compound wall and a canopy with bunting frame the scene.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A seated figure on a gold ornate throne at left, wearing a red and gold garment, with an orange-draped table and small oil lamps beside them. Several women in orange saris walk in a line carrying clay pots, with a row of men in white dhotis and orange shawls. At right, a woman in an orange sari tends a fire pit near sugarcane stalks and a pot. A colourful floor rangoli with orange and purple petals lies in the foreground, and striped parasols and bunting hang overhead.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15