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A photograph of a Pongal being cooked in a clay pot over an open wood fire on the ground, as part of the Kanumu festival. The earthen pot rests on a mud stove with flames and flowers placed around the base. Two bamboo poles lean on either side. The ground is decorated with green and turquoise rangoli designs. At the left edge, the sari of a person in red with green border is partially visible, along with a hand wearing a gold ring. The floor behind has striped mats and a pink wall.

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Jan 16 2023 sripuram2023-01-16Jan 16 2023 sripuram2023-01-16 +1 copiesJan 16 2023 sripuram2023-01-16A clay pot of boiling milk foams over at its rim as it sits on a mud stove decorated with yellow and red painted stripes and patterns, fed by a small flame of burning sticks at the base. Sugarcane stalks stand at the left edge and dried grass lies behind, while colourful rangoli kolam designs in pink, blue, yellow and green frame the stove on the ground. The scene shows a Pongal-style milk boiling ritual, with no people visible.2022-01-15Jan 15 2022 sripuram2022-01-15A clay pot with an orange-brown glaze and red and white dot markings boils over at ground level, foamy milk spilling down its sides onto a mound of earth painted with yellow stripes. Burning wood and flames sit beneath the pot. Colourful chalk kolam designs in yellow, pink, red and blue surround the fire on the ground. Behind the pot a blue and white triangle-patterned cloth and dry grass are visible. This appears to be a pongal cooking offering, with no people visible.2022-01-15A woman in a red sari with a gold border stands at left, stirring or ladling from a shallow vessel over a clay pot set on a mud hearth. The clay pot is cooking over a wood fire with smoke rising, and it has a white-topped rim. Thin bamboo poles tied with dried leaves form a tripod above the pot. Behind is a decorated open pavilion with yellow marigold and pink flower garlands on the roof and a carved wooden throne with a seated figure wearing a red garland. The floor has colourful rangoli in yellow, pink and blue with scattered flower petals. The scene matches a Pongal cooking ritual for Makara Sankranti.2023-01-16Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14Jan 16 2023 sripuram2023-01-16Outdoor Makara Sankranti Pongal offering at a covered open-air pavilion. A woman in a red saree with gold-embroidered red blouse stands bent over, pouring rice from a brass vessel into a clay pot set on a small earthen stove with a lit fire beneath it. Bamboo-like sugarcane stalks are tied in a tripod frame above the pot, and the ground is decorated with colourful rangoli in yellow, blue, pink and green, with scattered flower petals. Behind her, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red crown-like headwear, rudraksha mala and a marigold garland sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat, under strings of marigold and red flower garlands. a person candidate appearance is only partly visible and not clearly confirmed, so this is recorded as unsure.2023-01-16Jan 16 2023 sripuram2023-01-16January 14 20142014-01-14