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Outdoor Pongal festival scene in a courtyard with tall sugarcane stalks tied upright under a tree. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels at a clay pot over a small wood fire, while a woman in orange sari crouches beside him. Around them many devotees in orange and saffron saris and dhotis stand, some with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in orange at right holds a brass plate. Smoke rises from the fire and pot, with frangipani and palm foliage behind. Visible people are numerous and partially obscured by the crowd.

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January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration in a courtyard with a clay pot of boiling milk set over a brick hearth, smoke rising. Sugarcane stalks are tied at the top to form a canopy over the fire. A man in white kneels at the hearth tending the flame, while another man in white bends over the pot. Women and young people in saffron and orange saris and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, stand and sit around the fire. Men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the background beneath a tree. Offerings and steel vessels sit on the ground near a woven basket.2016-01-15Outdoor Pongal celebration under a leafy canopy with red pillars and a paved courtyard. Women in orange saris and orange-clad devotees stand around a bright rangoli-like patch, while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha malas bends over a sugarcane-tied pole. A man in white kurta bends to a red shrine or altar draped with white and orange flower garlands. Clay pots and sugarcane stalks are visible.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15