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Outdoor pongal-style ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a red-and-white metal roof, garlanded wooden gateway and marigold garlands. On the ground, large dark clay pots with banana leaves and yellow flower garlands surround a kolam floor design, with bananas, sugarcane and offerings nearby. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a line by the entrance, one bending over the offerings. At left, a woman in a maroon sari with gold-trimmed jewellery and flower garland stands near the stove. At right, a man in orange robes with a bare arm holds a microphone, and a camera on a tripod is visible. Five people are visible in total.

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January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A Pongal ritual in an open-sided pavilion at an adheenam. On the sandy floor, clay pots with brass lids and yellow marigold garlands sit beside a white kolam rangoli design. A clay stove with a bronze pot is ringed by flowers. A standing man in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl, wearing a long garland and gold necklaces, holds his hands together. Men in saffron cloth and rudraksha malas stand at the right, one tending brass lamps. Leaves on the left hold banana, fruit and sweets offerings. Women in saffron and white and children stand at the left edge. A saffron flag hangs on the right pillar.2018-01-14Outdoor pavilion with a red floor cloth, leafy bamboo and mango-leaf decorations, and a mud-plastered ground. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti with a saffron-red turban and a marigold garland stands at left, while saffron-robed attendants and a bare-chested man in orange cloth tend the ritual area. Several clay pots with leaf-wrapped rims sit on flower-strewn mud platforms beside a white kolam design and bananas, fruit and offerings on banana leaves. At right, a decorated altar holds flowers, oil lamps and a row of silver-toned items, with saffron-and-white triangular banners hanging on the posts.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a Pongal celebration in an open-sided pavilion. Saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange saris stand on a red mat around a clay pot sun offering, with a kolam of white rice flour and flower garlands on the ground. A man in a maroon robe and gold-bead necklace, with a red turban and flower garland, stands at left with hands joined. A bare-chested sannyasi with rudraksha beads stands with palms together, while a woman kneels to arrange brass plates, bananas, sugarcane, and offerings on a striped cloth. Clay pots, a brass lamp stand, and a saffron banner with a bird emblem complete the scene. Visible people number about ten.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A Pongal ritual set up under an open-sided shed with a red corrugated roof, decorated with mango leaves, marigold garlands and hanging bunches of greenery. On the floor are clay pots of boiling offerings, a kolam design, banana leaves heaped with sweets, fruit, sugarcane and marigold garlands. A man in a dark red dhoti with a large orange turban and garlands stands at left holding a leafy branch. Several people in saffron and orange robes move around the offerings, one bending over a platter, while another in a white dhoti operates a video camera on a tripod at right. Two round saffron-and-gold banners hang on the wooden gateway. Hills and trees appear through the open sides.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14