Folk Hinduism, Tamil culture: PONGAL
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The oldest woman of the house makes the "pongal" on cow-dung in the courtyard of the house. 6AA77 More about pongal at home	Youths try to remove the scarf on the bull's neck in jalli kattu. LAY03. More about jalli kattu	Bullock cart decorated for the mattu pongal "race". 12AA82. More about mattu pongal
Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 6AA79 More about pongal at home	Ploughs decorated for Pongal. TN. LF02 . More pongal kolams	Dog decorated for Pongal, sleeping on a street. LAX49
Kolam (floor drawing with powders) made for mattu pongal. 6AA96. More pongal kolams	A bull decorated for jalli kattu, with a scarf on his neck and flowers on the horns. LAY05. More about jalli kattu	Bullock cart "race" for mattu pongal . 12AA87. More about mattu pongal
Offerings to the house gods and new clothes for pongal. 12AA63 More about pongal at home	In front of the house, cooking "pongal" has started in the pots. LE39. More about mattu pongal at home	Offerings are made to the sun to thank Him for his blessings. LE32 . More about mattu pongal at home
Man selling balloons at the pongal race. 12AB20	Drummers at the pongal race. 12AB08	Drummers at the pongal race. 12AB14
Drummers at the pongal race. 12AB17	Drummers at the pongal race. 12AB09	Drummers at the pongal race. 12AB16
Drummers at the pongal race warming their drums. 12AB04	"Pongal" overflows the pots (which it is meant to). LE42.	Drummers at the pongal race warming their drums. 12AB05
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