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A photograph of a Pongal celebration outdoors at a temple courtyard. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat with an orange cloth spread on the ground before him, while a group of men and women in white dhotis and mundus, several with orange or yellow shawls, stand around him under large colourful umbrellas with tasselled edges. In the foreground, a woman in white kneels beside a clay pot on a fire, and another white-clad woman tends a second pot with a small metal vessel. Kolam-style lines are drawn in the sand, and a decorated shrine with a painted banner and garlands stands behind the group. A Tamil inscription is traced on the ground near the fire.

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January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Outdoor Pongal celebration on bare dirt ground with smoke rising from clay pots set over a fire of straw and sticks. A figure in an orange sannyasi-style robe with long hair tied back sits cross-legged on a striped mat at the front, facing the pots, with their back to the camera. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand and bow, some wearing rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange sari bends near the fire, and a girl in white stands near the pots. An orange and yellow canopy with tassels shades the scene at the edges, and a kolam design is drawn on the ground to the right.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Outdoor festival scene at a temple procession, with a seated figure in orange robes and long dark hair on a white-draped seat or palanquin in the centre. Around them, many men and boys in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, stand close together. Two ornate umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue fabric, gold motifs and tasselled fringes shade the group, and a smoking pot and palm fronds appear at left. A man in white kneels at the front, and a seated elder in white stands nearby. The crowd appears to number around thirty people.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14