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A Pongal rite on bare earth: a dark clay pot of boiling rice foams over a small wood fire set between stacked red bricks, ringed by a garland of yellow marigolds with red flowers and white kolam lines. Bamboo or sugarcane stalks with green leaves rise in a tripod above the pot. Behind, a woman in an orange sari bends over the pot, and several young people in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near white drums. A woman in a dark green sari with red border kneels at the right edge.

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A Pongal cooking scene outdoors on bare red earth. In the foreground, a clay pot filled with milk rests on a stack of bricks over a wood fire, its rim wrapped in yellow and red marigold garlands, with a garland laid in a circle around the hearth. Behind it, several women in orange and green saris stand and sit near drums, and a woman in an orange sari and a child in orange stand at the edge of the scene. Brass vessels and a steel bucket sit to the right, and wooden sticks frame the fire. No one is identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2018-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15A Pongal cooking ritual in an outdoor courtyard. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk and rice sits on a stack of bricks over a wood fire, with steam rising and a green leaf tied at its neck. Sugarcane stalks stand upright around the pot. Bowls of rice, lentils and jaggery sit on the ground at right, and kolam designs decorate the paved floor. Behind, several women in red and orange saris and a man in white dhoti and shawl stand in a row, some carrying brass pots. Some figures wear saffron garments and rudraksha malas. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this image.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor Pongal celebration under a shaded tin roof at a rural ashram. Women in saffron and red saris and a teal sari stand on a red carpet and kolam-decorated ground while a woman in a teal sari pours milk from a brass vessel into a clay pot boiling over a brick fire. Marigold garlands are wound around the pots and the hearth, and sugarcane stalks stand beside them. Another clay pot boils over a second hearth to the right, and a cameraman in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala films at the right edge. Rangoli patterns cover the floor.2018-01-14A woman in an orange sari with a red border kneels before a clay pot of boiling milk on a fire built from bricks, a Pongal ritual at a harvest festival. Sugarcane stalks stand tied around the pot, and a green leaf is placed on its rim. She wears a white forehead mark, a beaded necklace and a thin red border sari. Behind her, several people in orange robes and white dhotis stand holding long poles, and colourful rangoli patterns decorate the ground. A basket of dry firewood sits at the lower left.2016-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration under a thatched canopy at a temple-like courtyard. In the foreground a clay pot of boiling milk with a white overflow sits on a brick hearth ringed with yellow and red flower garlands, with sugarcane stalks tied overhead. White kolam rangoli patterns decorate the ground. A tall bearded man in a maroon-brown robe, wearing a heavy gold and beaded necklace and a red turban, stands on a woven mat path at the far end, with a large pink garland. Rows of women in orange saris stand with hands folded, and drummers in turquoise and white clothing play drums on the right. Pongal ritual in progress with devotees at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam.2018-01-14Photo of a Pongal cooking ritual outdoors on a paved courtyard with a colourful kolam floor design. A clay pot with a green-wrapped neck sits over a fire built of yellow bricks and wood, with sugarcane stalks tied in a tripod-like frame above it. Three women in orange saris with white forehead markings and braided hair tend the fire, one on the left and two seated at the rear. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala kneels at the right of the fire. Other people in white and orange clothing stand in the background near a red platform.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copies