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Outdoor Pongal celebration: several women in white saris and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand and kneel beside clay pots set on small brick hearths on bare earth, with smoke rising from the fires. A woman in a brown sari and another in a blue-patterned sari stand near the pots, some women hold long wooden stirring sticks, and a row of festoon bunting and palm trees frames the open courtyard behind them.

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December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photo of devotees preparing Pongal at an open dirt ground beside palm trees and a striped canopy tent. Several women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts tend clay pots set over small brick stoves with a fire burning. A man at left wears a rudraksha-style mala and white clothes. A banner behind shows a portrait of a man in a light shirt, not clearly legible. Colourful bunting hangs from the tent and smoke rises at left.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoors under a clear sky with palm trees and a power line overhead, a group of devotees in white traditional clothing cook at clay pots set on small brick hearths. Women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis crouch and stand around the fires, some stirring pots with ladles and others tending wood. A woman in an orange sari stands at left, and an older woman in a blue sari and a younger woman in pink watch from the right edge. Scattered brass vessels and clay pots sit on the ground among stacked firewood. The scene suggests a Pongal-style communal cooking.2006-12-31January 15 20162016-01-15December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor scene of women in white and cream traditional sarees with gold borders cooking at several brick-built clay stove hearths on bare dirt ground. Clay pots sit on small fires, and one woman in white bends to stir or tend a pot while others stand around. A woman in a red-and-orange saree and another in a pink-and-maroon saree stand nearby. A man in white kneels at a hearth at lower right. Palm trees, a stacked wood pile and a string line are behind them. This appears to be a pongal-style cooking ritual, and the visible clay pots and fires are the only evidence of that activity.2006-12-31Outdoor Pongal cooking scene on bare ground beside palm trees. Several women in white and coloured saris tend clay pots set on small brick hearths, some stirring with long wooden ladles. A girl in an orange top and green skirt crouches at left, and a woman in a blue sari stands near the fire. Men and women in white clothing stand in a line behind the hearths under strings of small flags. A man in white stands at centre-back. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance-based cues.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of women in white saris with yellow borders at an outdoor temple ground with dirt and scattered bricks. The woman at left, with a long braid and flowers in her hair, stirs or pours from a clay pot set on the ground. Beside her, a young woman wears a white sari with a rudraksha mala and stands with hands near her waist, while another woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge stands with palms joined. At right, an older woman in a red-and-pink sari with an ID badge also stands with hands joined. Behind them, men in white and a man in a blue shirt move among white structures and a white-and-blue banner line. The scene suggests a milk-pot offering ritual.2006-12-31