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Close-up photograph of a brown clay pot with incised white geometric patterns, overflowing with milk boiling over its rim, decorated with a garland of yellow marigold flowers and red rose petals. Sugarcane stalks lean in from the edges, and red fabric is visible in the blurred background. Smoke rises from the spill, consistent with a Pongal pot being cooked as part of a harvest festival offering. No people are visible.

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Close view of a Pongal pot, a glazed earthen vessel with painted white geometric lines, boiling over with steam and topped by a mound of white rice. A garland of yellow marigolds and red rose buds wraps its neck. Sugarcane stalks stand on either side, and yellow flowers and marigold garlands lie on the ground. Blurred figures in orange and maroon saris stand behind on a red floor. No identifiable a person is visible.2018-01-14 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a dark, blackened clay pot set on a yellow-painted brick hearth, steaming. The pot's mouth is topped with a white mound of cooked rice and green leaves, with a dark reddish-brown item tucked beside the leaves, as in a Pongal boiling-over offering. Blurred behind are a bright red cloth, a yellow cloth, and the white dhoti of a standing person at right, visible only from the waist down. Smoke rises around the pot. This is a photo of Pongal ritual cooking, with no clearly identifiable face visible.2017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 16 20162016-01-16Close view of a dark clay pot of boiling pongal rice overflowing its rim, steam rising around it. Sugarcane stalks are tied to the pot's side with twine, and a green leaf is tucked near the top, with a yellow turmeric-like root beside it. A saffron-orange cloth blurs in the background. This is a Pongal harvest offering, with no people visible.2016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14January 15 20182018-01-15December 31 20092009-12-31January 15 20182018-01-15December 31 20092009-12-31January 15 20162016-01-15