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A woman in a peach-orange saree with a gold-bordered pallu stands bent over a small brass fire vessel, pouring or stirring something with a brass bowl as smoke rises. Bamboo poles with leaves frame the scene, and sugarcane-like stalks rise beside her. Behind her is a decorated altar with garlands, a golden-hued deity murti and a standing figure, and at the right a saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala and orange turban is seated on a red-draped throne beside a brass oil lamp, with red kalasha-style pots and marigold petals on the blue-draped table. Golden lion statues flank the foreground. A printed caption reads Pongal Celebrations 2022, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashivam Devalayam, Adi Kailash.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14A 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".2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Mattu Pongal celebration at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. A seated figure in an orange-and-gold ornate throne with a red-and-blue canopy wears an orange turban, a red-and-white flower garland and gold necklaces; the figure resembles a person but this is uncertain from appearance. A standing priest in orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with tilak and ash marks, faces the throne. Black clay pots and a brass kalasha sit on the red-draped platform, with a black Nandi bull statue at left, brass lamps with trishul staffs, and banana-leaf and sugarcane decorations. The page-level text gives the event as Mattu Pongal, Day 2, held at Adhi Kailash.2022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15 +1 copiesA woman in a green and orange striped sari pours milk from a steel vessel into a dark clay pot set over a fire on brick supports for Pongal, the Makara Sankranti harvest festival. The pot is decorated with red roses, leafy green stalks and yellow flowers, with sugarcane stalks standing on either side and marigold petals scattered on the ground. Her wrists carry gold and red bangles. Behind is a red draped cloth. Only her arms and sari are visible; no face appears in frame.2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-152010 - Photo Album +1 copiesA photograph of a homa (fire offering) at an outdoor pandal. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, gold bangles and necklaces, and a microphone at the mouth sits on a red-cushioned chair with hands folded, facing a smoking fire pit ringed with pink and white flowers and marigold garlands. Behind the fire, two deity murti are adorned with bright garlands in red, yellow and white, and a large framed portrait is partly visible on the right. Banana bunches, coconuts, palm fronds and sugarcane hang or stand in the pandal, with a kalasha and brass lamps on the foreground stands. Probable Swamiji, in orange robes and long hair, is seated and presiding over the yagna.2006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor yagna ceremony under a draped cloth canopy with red and cream fringe. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and gold chain, hands joined in prayer before a small microphone, sits at a fire pit emitting smoke. Behind the fire, two deity murti are adorned with garlands of green, yellow and red flowers, and a framed portrait labelled "Nithyanan" shows a figure in a saffron turban. Banana bunches hang at upper left, and flower-decorated oil lamps and petals surround the altar. A child-sized figure in dark clothing sits partly visible behind the priest.2006-07-17ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14