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A festive Pongal temple scene at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, with a golden shrine backdrop and red draped platform. Three sugarcane stalks stand in an arrangement on the floor before the altar. Three deity murtis sit on the platform, each adorned with white and multicoloured flower garlands and a ring of fruit; the central figure wears an orange garment and a crown-like headdress, flanked by figures in blue garments. A woman in a green and yellow saree on the left holds a white bowl, and a person in a pink garment on the right bends to offer a metal bowl. A yellow lion statue sits at the lower left, and orange and green flags hang behind the shrine. Printed caption reads "Pongal Celebrations 2022 Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash".

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