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Photograph of a Pongal cooking ceremony outdoors on a red earth floor. A large earthen pot with boiling milk and rice, decorated with yellow marigolds and red roses, sits over a small wood fire on yellow mud bricks. Sugarcane stalks with leaves stand around the pot, and a yellow and red flower garland encircles the hearth. Two women in saris lean over the pot: one in a purple and orange sari holds a brass vessel, and another in a green and maroon sari with gold bangles stirs or adds offerings. Other women in orange and saffron saris stand behind, and a person in white dhoti is partly visible at right near a tripod.

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Pongal cooking ritual outdoors: a clay pot filled with milk and rice boils over a small wood fire set on stacked yellow bricks, ringed by yellow and red marigold garlands and white kolam lines on the ground. Sugarcane stalks with leaves frame the pot. Women in saris, one in a red blouse with green sari and one in a purple sari, pour milk or rice from brass vessels into the pot. A cameraman with a tripod stands at right. Several other women in orange and red saris and a man in white dhoti with gold border watch nearby.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Pongal ritual at an outdoor ground. A woman in a green and maroon sari with gold-bordered edges leans forward and drops white rice grains beside a clay pot set on stacked yellow bricks over a small fire. The pot's rim is decorated with yellow and red flowers and milk is boiling over it. Sugarcane stalks with leaves form a frame above the pot, and a ring of yellow marigold and red rose petals encircles the hearth on the earth floor. A second person in white dhoti with gold stripes stands behind, partly cropped, and a red mat covers the ground. This is a pongal boiling ritual.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Women in colourful saris prepare a Pongal offering at an open-air outdoor setting. A clay pot filled with boiling milk sits on a brick hearth over a small fire, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Sugarcane stalks tied with leaves frame the pot, and a flower ring surrounds the brick stove on the bare ground. A woman in a purple and gold sari holds a brass vessel, while another in a maroon sari with green border stirs or tends the pot. Other women in orange and blue saris stand behind, and a cameraman on a tripod is visible at right. Red cloth covers the floor nearby.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A clay pot of boiling milk rests on a stack of mud bricks over a small fire, with sugarcane stalks tied around it for a Pongal ritual. Steam rises from the pot, which has yellow turmeric paste streaks and a banana or mango leaf at its rim. On the left a person in white clothes with rudraksha malas kneels and holds a steel ladle beside a clay pot. On the right, partially visible people in saffron-orange robes sit near the fire. The tiles are decorated with coloured powder. a person is not clearly visible; the figures are shown only partially.2016-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14