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A Pongal celebration in an open-sided pavilion with a sandy-red ground. At the centre, a clay pot of boiling milk sits among stone bricks, with sugarcane stalks tied above it and marigold garlands around the base. A white kolam pattern is drawn on the ground, and brass lamps and bell-metal vessels rest on a striped rug. Women in orange saris and orange-beaded necklaces stand in rows, some with hands folded in prayer, while others play large drums and cymbals. A woman in a teal sari stands near the pot, and a woman in purple sits beside it. Colourful ceremonial flags hang at the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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Outdoor Pongal celebration in a open-sided pavilion with a sandy floor. Women in saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands stand near a row of drums, while others in green, purple and yellow saris stand at the centre. In the foreground, a Pongal pot sits on a clay stove of bricks beneath sugarcane stalks tied to a frame, surrounded by yellow marigold garlands and a kolam design on the ground. A brass kuthuvilakku oil lamp stands at right, and a large heap of flowers, brass vessels, plates and small oil lamps is arranged on a red cloth. Striped woven mats cover the floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Pongal cooking ritual outdoors under a pavilion: two clay pots decorated with white painted patterns sit on brick hearths ringed with marigold garlands and white kolam designs on the ground. Sugarcane stalks with leaves tied overhead frame the pots. A woman in a pink blouse and green-and-gold sari kneels and tends a flame beneath one pot, while a woman in a rust-brown sari stands at left smiling. Behind them, women in orange, purple and yellow saris stand on red mats and a woman in white sits, watching.2018-01-14A photograph of a Pongal celebration in an open-sided hall with a dirt floor. In the foreground, earthen pots (pongal pots) rest on banana leaves, decorated with marigold garlands and set within a white rangoli kolam outlined with yellow flowers. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a fire pit, one kneeling and tending the flame while another in orange with bare upper body and rudraksha beads stands nearby. A man on the left wears a red-brown dhoti, garlands and an ornate headwear, with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, several people in red and orange robes stand near drums. An altar holds fruit, flowers, brass lamps and bananas. Orange and yellow flag banners hang from the rafters.2018-01-14Outdoor pavilion under a corrugated roof during a Pongal celebration. In the foreground a row of women in red, orange, green and blue saris stand facing a kolam floor drawing with yellow marigold garlands, a kalasha pot topped with green leaves, bananas, a bowl of flowers, brass lamps and a microphone on a striped mat. Behind them, saffron-clad men and a seated figure in a red shawl sit before a decorated platform with orange and yellow fabric. White chalk patterns and a painted floor design cover the ground. Several women hold brass pots and lamps during the ritual.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14