Folk Hinduism, Tamil culture: PONGAL KOLAM

Kolam (floor drawing with powders) made for mattu pongal. 6AA96.	Ploughs decorated for Pongal. TN. LF02	Kolam (floor drawing with powders) made for pongal. 6AA85.
Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 6AA78	Woman making a traditional Tevar kolam for Pongal. Sengottai. TN. LAX39.	Kolam (floor drawing with powders) made for pongal. 6AA80.
Kolam (floor drawing with powders) made for pongal. 6AA81.	Woman making a traditional Tevar kolam for Pongal. Sengottai. TN. LAY11.	Kolam (floor drawing with powders) made for pongal. 6AA70.
Kolam (detail) made for pongal. 6AA86.	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE20	Kolams for Pongal. Kanchipuram. TN. LK13.
Kolam (floor drawing with powders) made for pongal. 6AA84.	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE21	Traditional Tevar kolam for Pongal. Sengottai. TN. LAY13.
Kolam for Pongal. Kanchipuram. TN. LK12.	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE24	Kolam for Pongal in a village street. LF05.
Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 6AA78 More about pongal shrines	Wall decorations, Charcha house. Bhopal. MP. LBF21. More about traditional decorations	Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 12AA55 More about pongal
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