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Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot beside a clay pot on a brick base, decorated with white and red flowers and a turmeric plant with roots. He wears a maroon-red unstitched garment draped over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala, and a long garland of pink and white flowers. Sugarcane stalks are tied upright around the pot, and a red and yellow decorated cloth hangs at the upper right beside a wooden lattice window and stone wall. The man has long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark and gestures toward the pot with his hands. Mats cover the ground. This matches a Mattu Pongal offering of harvest items to cattle at a temple setting.

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A standing man in a rust-red sannyasi dhoti and wrap stands barefoot on a striped mat with hands pressed to his chest and eyes closed, wearing a pink and white flower garland and rudraksha mala. Sugarcane stalks frame him, and a clay pot decorated with red and white flowers rests on bricks in front. Behind him a red and yellow canopy with embroidered blue flowers and a white bird motif hangs on a pole. a person is shown with long swept-back hair, a white forehead band and distinctive rudraksha and garland adornments, performing a Mattu Pongal ritual honouring the harvest offering.2018-01-15January 15 20182018-01-15 +1 copiesA man in a maroon-red unstitched cloth stands on a woven mat outdoors, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a long pink and white flower garland with gold beads, multiple rudraksha malas, and a white vibhuti band across his forehead. Sugarcane stalks are tied in an arch around him, a clay pot of flowers and turmeric-like plants sits on bricks at left, and a brass lamp stands at right beneath a red and yellow decorated cloth canopy. The scene reflects a Mattu Pongal puja with offerings of sugarcane and harvest items. Only one physical person is visible.2018-01-15 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands barefoot in a rust-red robe, hands pressed together at his chest with eyes closed. He wears a long garland of white and pink flowers and a rudraksha mala. Before him is a clay pot decorated with red and white flowers, set on a stack of bricks, with turmeric-like roots and sugarcane stalks tied in a frame around it. A red and yellow decorated canopy with a bird emblem stands behind him, indicating a Mattu Pongal harvest offering.2018-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20182018-01-15A barefoot man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl stands with his hands folded at his chest and eyes closed, wearing a long garland of pink and white flowers, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead mark. Beside him stands a clay pot decorated with white and red flowers, set on a brick hearth with a small flame, with fresh sugarcane stalks rising around it and a turmeric-like root tied to the pot. A colourful embroidered red and yellow canopy and striped mats are in the background. a person (long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala, ornate garland) is the standing devotee at the pot; the page links him to this event, but the appearance cues are only partial.2018-01-15A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap stands barefoot on a woven mat, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a long garland of pink and white flowers, multiple rudraksha malas, and a white tripundra mark on his forehead. Behind him hangs a red, yellow and blue cloth banner with floral motifs and a white bird emblem. Sugarcane stalks are tied in a frame beside a clay pot decorated with red and white flowers and turmeric roots on a brick base, with a tall brass lamp stand at right. The scene suggests a harvest ritual with offerings.2018-01-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas over an orange-red saffron shawl, standing with his hands clasped before him in a temple hall. Beside him is a ceremonial arrangement of green, white, yellow and pink flower garlands draped over a gold-embroidered cloth on a shrine-like form, with a brass kalasha vessel and a small brass oil lamp on the red-and-white floor mat. A red velvet throne and gold-ornamented backdrop stand behind him. The appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), based on long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, shown as an in-person candidate.2018-05-30Outdoor Pongal celebration under a corrugated roof at an ashram. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk sits on a brick stove with a fire beneath, decorated with a yellow and red flower garland, with sugarcane stalks tied into a tripod above it. A man in a maroon dhoti and rust-red turban stands smiling, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a pink-and-white flower garland and a brass pot in his hands, pouring or offering. Behind him a woman in orange sari and a man in white dhoti stand among a crowd of people in orange and white. Floor kolam designs and flower rings surround the stove, with banana-leaf offerings and pots of coconut and fruit at the edges.2018-01-14A photograph inside a temple hall with a red-patterned floor, showing a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a tripundra mark on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large rudraksha mala and a gold chain, standing with hands joined at his waist and smiling. Beside him stands a large polished silver bowl on a gold-cloth-draped stool, surrounded by orange and yellow flower garlands, next to a lit silver oil lamp. On the right, a tall garland of pink lotus, green leaves and marigolds drapes over a gold brocade-covered seat or peetha. A small silver cup sits on the stool. The scene reads as a puja setting with offerings.2018-05-30March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14