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Overhead view of a clay pot of milk boiling over a small wood fire on bare earth, set on three red bricks marked with kumkum and white lines. A wooden stick is being stirred in the pot by a hand entering from the upper right. A person's foot wearing a white garment with a yellow border and red-painted toenails stands at the right edge. Scattered twigs, pebbles and a small piece of paper lie on the ground. No identifiable face is visible.

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A clay pot of milk boils over a small open fire on bare ground, with foam rising above the rim of the pot and steam drifting upward. The pot rests on stacked yellow-orange bricks stained with turmeric and kumkum, with dry twigs and ash scattered around the fire. Part of a pair of bare feet and the edge of a pink garment appear at the top left. This is a Pongal-style milk boiling offering, consistent with the Mattu Pongal celebration. No people are visible in the scene except partially cropped feet, and no a person candidate appears in the image.2019-01-16December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of a clay pot of milk boiling over a fire on sand, placed between two red bricks marked with white paint and small kumkum or turmeric spots. The milk is foamed and bubbling at the rim, with a wooden stick resting beside the pot. No people are visible; this appears to be a preparatory milk boiling for a ritual offering, such as a pongal-style cooking for offerings.2006-12-31A clay pot overflowing with white boiling milk sits on a small fire of dry sticks, set on two reddish bricks. Flames lick the sides of the pot, and a few stray flames rise nearby. The ground is sandy, with scattered twigs and a little kumkum-coloured powder marked on the brick and pot. At the top edge, the hems of a white cloth and a pink-and-white striped sari are partly visible, belonging to people standing just out of frame. This is a Pongal-style boiling of milk in a clay pot, a scene typical of Mattu Pongal rituals. No one's face is visible, and no identity is shown.2019-01-16A close overhead photograph of a round terracotta pot cooking over a small wood fire on bricks, with steam rising and a flame flickering beneath it. The pot's surface holds a pale, milky liquid. No people are visible; the scene is an outdoor cooking hearth with scattered wood, ash and red bricks.2006-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31A close overhead photograph of a terracotta clay pot set on bricks over a small open fire, with flames visible at the upper edge. The pot is filled with milk coming to a boil, its surface frothing with white foam and bubbles. Red and yellow kumkum or turmeric marks dot the bricks and surrounding ground. The scene suggests milk being boiled in a clay pot over a wood fire as part of a ritual preparation.2006-12-31A clay pot of pongal or rice porridge cooking on a wood-fired hearth made of red bricks. The orange-glazed earthen pot is blackened from fire and decorated with white horizontal stripes and a red dot, with turmeric root, leaves and twigs tied at its rim. A hand pours white liquid or milk into the pot from above. Dry twigs and ash lie on the ground, and a steel plate of food sits in the background. No people are clearly visible apart from a hand and a sleeve at the edge of the frame.2016-01-16December 31 20062006-12-31January 15 20182018-01-15