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Overhead photograph of a Pongal cooking offering on the ground. A clay pot filled with white boiling milk rice sits on a stone hearth, ringed with yellow and white chrysanthemums and red roses, with flame visible at the base and dry sticks scattered around. Chalk kolam designs decorate the earth. A person in a pink patterned garment kneels at the upper left edge; a wooden stick lies across the top, and a red-brown object sits at the lower right.

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January 15 20182018-01-15January 15 20182018-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14Overhead view of a clay pot of milk boiling over a small wood fire on bare earth, set on three red bricks marked with kumkum and white lines. A wooden stick is being stirred in the pot by a hand entering from the upper right. A person's foot wearing a white garment with a yellow border and red-painted toenails stands at the right edge. Scattered twigs, pebbles and a small piece of paper lie on the ground. No identifiable face is visible.2006-12-31January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Overhead view of a terracotta Pongal pot set on a dirt ground decorated with white rangoli kolam lines. The clay pot's rim is empty, and its body and neck are wrapped in a garland of yellow marigold-type flowers with red rose buds, with green leaves at the neck. Dried twigs and a turmeric-like root with leaves lie around it, with a brass plate and clay items at the lower edge. No people are visible. The scene reflects a Pongal harvest offering setup.2018-01-14January 15 20182018-01-15A clay pot of milk boils over a small open fire on bare ground, with foam rising above the rim of the pot and steam drifting upward. The pot rests on stacked yellow-orange bricks stained with turmeric and kumkum, with dry twigs and ash scattered around the fire. Part of a pair of bare feet and the edge of a pink garment appear at the top left. This is a Pongal-style milk boiling offering, consistent with the Mattu Pongal celebration. No people are visible in the scene except partially cropped feet, and no a person candidate appears in the image.2019-01-16January 15 20182018-01-15A close view of a clay pot of boiling pongal rice, with a flame rising from the milk-foamed top, decorated with yellow and red flowers and leaves around its rim. The pot sits on a low brick hearth on sandy ground, with striped cloth and sugarcane stalks at the edges and an orange garment in the upper right corner. No people are visible.2018-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14