Pongal weekend was full of coconut, sugar cane, colors, flowers, kolums, smiles and singing children!
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| A cow cart full of kids making the rounds. "Pongal-o! Pongal-o!" |
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| This boy was helping to prepare the sacred cow for pulling the cart. The family blessed the cow and fed her, and of course decorated her too! |
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| This house had some adorable baby goats! This village girl was my model. :) |
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| In-motion, passing another cartful of joyful, colorful children! |
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| A village man and his wife. Many villagers ask to have their picture taken, many times. They love it! I like this man's face; he looks friendly and wise. |
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| I got a quick henna job by a village woman, because my group was leaving me behind and it was getting dark! Here I am offering a mutual blessing to this angel statue at a local clay wheel hut. |
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| A "kolam" in front of a Ganesh altar. |
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| A family in the village of Kuilapalayam on Pongal. |
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| The streets of every village are filled with colorful "kolams" during the 3 days of Pongal. The women of the houses make them everyday, and they take around 2 hours! This is part of the celebration weekend. |
Amazingly beautiful pictures.
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