Tamil culture, folk Hinduism: Pongal to the sun (home rituals)
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The oldest woman of the house makes the "pongal" on cow-dung in the courtyard of the house. 6AA76	Offerings to the house gods and new clothes for pongal. 12AA63	Offering of light (arati) to the house gods and new clothes for pongal. LE17
Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 6AA79	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE20	Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 6AA82
Shrine to the house gods and new clothes for pongal. LE15	Offering of light (arati) to the house gods and new clothes for pongal. LE18	Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 6AA78
The oldest woman of the house makes the "pongal" on cow-dung in the courtyard of the house. 6AA77	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE22	The oldest woman of the house makes the "pongal" on cow-dung in the courtyard of the house. 6AA74
Children bowing to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 12AA65	New cotton sari ready for blessing for pongal. LE14	The oldest woman of the house makes the "pongal" on cow-dung in the courtyard of the house. 6AA75
Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 6AA71	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE21	The oldest woman of the house makes the "pongal" on cow-dung in the courtyard of the house. 6AA73
Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal with offering of food. 12AA62	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE24	Offering to the sun, in the courtyard of the house. 12AA64
Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal, full view of the room. 12AA54	Special shrine to the house gods and harvest for pongal. 12AA55	Offering to the sun, on elaborate kolam. LE19
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