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Outdoor covered pavilion set up for a Pongal festival ritual. On the earthen floor, a large white kolam rangoli is outlined with a ring of yellow and red marigold garlands, with two clay pots of sprouted greens placed inside it. Nearby, a clay pot sits on a brick hearth with dried sugarcane stalks, a sugarcane frame stands overhead, and striped woven mats hold brass vessels, a kalasha-type pot and offering items. A brass lamp stand is at right beside a red and orange decorated banner. In the background, several people in orange clothing stand near drums, and a figure in blue walks nearby. Pongal-style boiling pot and sugarcane arrangement are visible.

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A Pongal celebration at an open pavilion with a tin roof. In the foreground, a clay pot filled with boiling milk sits on a brick hearth decorated with marigold and rose garlands; sugarcane stalks and dry straw lie beside it. Ground rangoli and kolam designs decorate the floor. Behind, rows of men in saffron-orange robes stand in lines, and two women in teal and pink saris play small drums. A canopied palanquin or dais with orange-red decorations stands in the background, with a seated figure in orange under it. Bright floral colours dominate the scene.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15January 15 20182018-01-15Outdoor Pongal ritual on a dirt floor under an open pavilion. A man in the foreground wears a red-and-gold turban, a heavy gold necklace and a white flower garland, standing before a kolam of white rice-flour designs ringed with marigold garlands. Behind him a line of people in orange and saffron robes stands with palms joined in anjali. Clay pots topped with pineapples, bunches of bananas, a brass lamp, a kalasha-like vessel, bundles of firewood and flower-decorated trays arranged on striped mats make up the offerings. Several women in saffron and children in orange stand among the devotees.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor Pongal celebration in a temple courtyard. Two women prepare earthen pots on clay hearths with sticks and dry twigs, on a ground decorated with white rangoli kolam and flower petals. The woman on the right wears a saffron-orange sari with a braided plait and bends to tend the pot; the woman on the left kneels in a red-and-gold striped sari. Sugarcane stalks with leaves are tied above the hearths. Behind them a seated woman in a blue-green sari sits under a dark tarpaulin roof, with golden drapes and a deity murti visible in the background. Three people are visible.2022-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +1 copiesOutdoor Pongal celebration at an ashram under a open canopy. Two earthen pots with yellow and white flower garlands sit on banana leaves on bare ground, with white kolam rangoli designs drawn in the dirt. Long banana leaves laid on a striped cloth hold offerings of rice, sweet pongal, vadas, bananas and spices. A man in a red turban, ornate gold garland necklaces and reddish-brown robe stands with hands folded in namaste beside a younger man in orange cloth with a leopard-print headband and rudraksha mala, who is offering prayers. A large group of women and girls in orange saris and white clothing stand behind them with palms pressed together, some holding rudraksha malas. A drummer in orange clothing is visible at the right edge.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14