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Close-up photograph of a terracotta clay pot filled with white frothy rice-based dish. No people are visible in the scene, only the offering pot and flowers.

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Close-up photograph of a terracotta bowl filled with white pongal, a creamy rice and milk dish, set inside a ring of yellow and white chrysanthemums with red flowers. No people are visible; the offering sits in a festive floral arrangement consistent with a Mattu Pongal offering.2018-01-15 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an earthen clay pot filled with white, frothy milk-based rice preparation with flecks of green herb, set among white and pale green chrysanthemum flowers with small red blossoms at the edges. The background is dim with warm reddish-orange tones. No people are visible. The pot and flower garland suggest a harvest offering of pongal.2018-01-15January 15 20182018-01-15Close overhead photograph of a terracotta pongal pot filled with boiling-looking milk rice, its rim wrapped in a band of green leaves and ringed with yellow marigold garlands and a few red flowers. Reddish-brown earth surrounds the pot.2018-01-14 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20182018-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14December 31 20092009-12-31A close-up photograph of a terracotta clay pot filled with boiling milk, steam rising from its rim against a warm, sunlit background of straw and golden stone. This is the Pongal rice-and-milk boiling vessel, a traditional offering. No people are visible in the frame.2019-01-16Overhead 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 14 20182018-01-14A 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 +1 copies