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Pongal cooking setup on bare reddish earth: a large dark clay pot filled with boiling milk spilling down its sides sits on a stack of orange-yellow mud bricks over a small fire. The pot is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with turmeric roots and green leaves tied at its rim. Sugarcane stalks stand on either side, and a white kolam rangoli pattern with more flower garlands surrounds the hearth. No people are visible.

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January 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 15 20182018-01-15A clay pot is set over a fire on a small brick hearth, with flames rising around its base. The pot is wrapped with a garland of white, yellow and red flowers and has a sprig of green leaves and turmeric-like roots at its side. Sugarcane stalks lean at the right edge and dry twigs lie on the ground. This is a pongal cooking pot being boiled in a rural outdoor setting, with no people visible.2018-01-15January 15 20182018-01-15A photograph of a Pongal cooking setup on bare earth: an earthen pot with white painted patterns and a yellow and red marigold garland around its rim sits on a clay stove of stacked yellow-brown bricks, with a flame burning beneath it. A ring of yellow and red flower garlands and white kolam lines surround the stove, with sugarcane stalks leaning at the sides and a pile of dry sticks on the right. A red cloth lies behind, with bare feet partly visible at the top edge. No people are shown in full.2018-01-14Close-up photograph of a Pongal cooking pot, a dark terracotta pot with a garland of white, yellow and red flowers tied around its neck, set over an open wood fire on a brick hearth. Sugarcane stalks lean beside the pot, a fresh green leaf and a plant with roots sit at left, and a large copper vessel stands in the background. Flames rise from the fire.2018-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesA clay pot of boiling milk sits on a brick hearth over an open wood fire during a Pongal cooking offering. The dark earthen pot is garlanded with yellow and white chrysanthemum-type flowers and red roses, and its rim is spilling foam. A sugarcane stalk with leaves leans against the right side of the hearth. The bricks are marked with white kolam-style lines and smeared with turmeric-colored paste, with a few red petals scattered on them. Blurred background shows other ritual items and cloth. No people are visible.2018-01-15 +1 copiesClose view of a Pongal pot, a glazed earthen vessel with painted white geometric lines, boiling over with steam and topped by a mound of white rice. A garland of yellow marigolds and red rose buds wraps its neck. Sugarcane stalks stand on either side, and yellow flowers and marigold garlands lie on the ground. Blurred figures in orange and maroon saris stand behind on a red floor. No identifiable a person is visible.2018-01-14 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20182018-01-15A clay Pongal pot filled with dark boiling liquid sits on a stack of yellow-painted bricks with white wave and zigzag patterns. Yellow marigold garlands and red roses wrap its rim, and green leaves lie across the mouth. Dry sugarcane stalks and firewood sticks surround the base on reddish earth, with loose petals scattered nearby. No people or a person are visible in this photograph of the Pongal cooking arrangement.2018-01-14 +1 copies