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October 14 20082008-10-14October 23 20082008-10-23Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14A woman in a red and gold saree stoops beside a clay pot on a small fire hearth, tending a pongal boiling over with a brass vessel, under a thatched shed. Sugarcane stalks are tied into an arch above the pot, and banana leaves hang behind. Two decorated cows with painted horns and marigold garlands stand nearby against a wall with white kolam designs. A second woman in a blue patterned outfit stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a Mattu Pongal cattle festival, with sugarcane, clay pots and garlanded cattle visible.2022-01-15Two women sit cross-legged on a woven mat on a wooden floor, performing a puja. The woman in front wears an orange and cream printed saree with a pastel striped border and gold bangles, holding a small item over a brass vessel with a lit wick. Beside her, a woman in a magenta saree with a green and gold border and a forehead mark sits with hands together. Brass plates hold flowers, leaves and offerings, a brass bell and a lit oil lamp rest nearby, and incense sticks stand in a metal bowl. Bookshelves stacked with papers are visible behind them.2022-01-10Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04Feb 13 2022 sripuramJan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09A woman with long dark hair, wearing a red fitted blouse and a pink floral-print skirt, bends forward on bare earth to draw a white chalk kolam pattern. She holds a small brass or clay cup in one hand and presses her other hand to the ground beside marked squares. Orange kumkum dots sit on several squares of the pattern. Behind her are grass, a corrugated metal sheet, a red-painted wall and a tree trunk.2022-06-19Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04 +1 copiesA group of women sit closely together on the floor of a temple hall, gathered around a large brass plate heaped with white grain or flour. Several hands are reaching into the grain, mixing or arranging it. The women wear bright silk sarees in magenta, yellow, orange, cream and green, with gold necklaces, bangles and red glass bangles. Behind them stands an ornate golden throne-like altar with carved elephant motifs, draped in gold cloth. Fruit and offering items are visible at the edge of the plate.