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A photograph of a Pongal harvest celebration under a corrugated metal shelter with sugarcane stalks standing in the foreground. A central man with a large dark hair bun, wearing a rudraksha mala with a red and yellow flower garland, a red-brown dhoti and shawl, and a red tilak, is walking barefoot while holding a silver lamp or vessel with both hands. Two attendants in orange-saffron robes walk beside him, one carrying a silver tray and the other a red bag. Earthen pots with yellow and red markings and yellow bricks sit on a patterned floor design in the front. Behind them, more robed people in saffron stand near a gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion, and a banner shows a world map.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual under a corrugated roof. A central figure with a tall, swept-back dark hairstyle wears a rust-red garment and a red floral garland with a gold-tipped rudraksha mala, holding a small lamp with a visible flame near a tall sugarcane stalk. Several sugarcane stalks stand upright around him, and clay pots sit on the ground. Behind him, men in orange and maroon dhotis and shawls stand in the ritual space, with an ornate gold-trimmed seat and parasols visible in the background. Colourful floor rangoli and mats cover the ground. The scene suggests a Pongal harvest ritual with sugarcane and lamps.2016-01-15A covered outdoor courtyard during a Pongal celebration. A central figure in an orange-brown robe and a long gold-beaded necklace with a fresh flower garland stands between two lines of devotees in red and orange saffron robes. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the left and right, one holding a tray of offerings. Tall sugarcane stalks frame the scene, and a clay pot with a flame sits at lower left. Colourful rangoli designs cover the floor, and a banner with a world map hangs at the back. Several devotees stand in the background.2017-01-14January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor festival ritual under a canopy. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, holds a glass jar of grain or milk toward a fire. Two sugarcane stalks stand upright in the foreground. Men and women in orange and saffron robes, one man in a white dhoti with gold borders, and a drummer in white stand around the ritual area, which has a floor kolam design and a small flame with metal bowls. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14A photograph of a Pongal celebration outdoors under a corrugated tin roof. In the foreground a figure in a rust-orange robe and a dark turban-style head wrap bends over a brick hearth, lighting a fire beneath a yellow clay pot, a traditional Pongal boiling vessel tied with green leaves. Sugarcane stalks are lashed into a tripod above the pot, and a red and red-orange garland with gold-coloured beads hangs around the figure's neck, with a rudraksha mala beneath. Colourful rangoli kolam designs decorate the paved ground. Behind, a black stone bull, Nandi, is draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. Other people in saffron and white clothing stand in the background, some with hands folded, near a world map on the wall and a second clay pot at the right edge.2016-01-15January 14 20172017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14