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A close view of a rustic terracotta clay pot filled with white boiled rice, set against a warm orange and gold sunset backdrop. The pot shows reddish-brown clay with a streak of orange and a small smear of red near its base. A partial hand enters at the right edge. The image is titled as a Mattu Pongal celebration at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash, linked to the harvest festival's cattle-honouring day. No people are clearly visible apart from the hand. Overlaid captions and a copyright line appear along the lower and right edges.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15A close-up photograph of a dark, sun-blackened clay pot with reddish-orange turmeric-like smudges on its body, topped with a mound of white boiled rice overflowing its rim, the traditional Pongal dish. Behind it, out of focus, sit other clay pots and a warm, sunlit background. No people are visible. The lower caption reads Mattu Pongal Celebrations, 2022 over Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-15A close-up photograph of a terracotta pot with a reddish-brown glazed rim and a smooth white mound of cooked pongal rice spilling over the top. A dark streak and a small reddish-orange mark. The background is a soft, sun-warmed orange blur. No people are visible. The caption reads Mattu Pongal Celebrations, 2022 at Nithyanandeshwara Paramachiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15A clay pot filled with white boiled rice sits on a fire of stacked mud bricks with flames and smoke rising from wood beneath it, a traditional Pongal cooking setup. The bricks have white and red markings on them. Sunlit ground surrounds the hearth, and another pot is partly visible at the top of the frame. No people are visible in this close view of the cooking hearth.2022-01-15A close-up photograph of a blackened earthen clay pot overflowing with white boiled milk, the classic Pongal rice-and-milk offering. Marigold-like yellow flowers are tied around the rim of the pot. The pot sits on a rusty metal surface against a pale, sandy background with blurred dry twigs. A caption band across the bottom reads 'makara sankranti - pongal celebrations', and a appears on the lower right. No people are visible2021-01-13A dark clay pot overflowing with white boiling milk that runs down its sides, a traditional Pongal offering, with steam rising and yellow flower petals or turmeric-like garnish on the rim. Blurred golden deity murti and red cloth hangings sit in the background. A caption at the bottom reads Makara Sankranti - Pongal Celebrations. No people are visible.2021-01-13Close view of a dark clay pot of boiling pongal rice overflowing its rim, steam rising around it. Sugarcane stalks are tied to the pot's side with twine, and a green leaf is tucked near the top, with a yellow turmeric-like root beside it. A saffron-orange cloth blurs in the background. This is a Pongal harvest offering, with no people visible.2016-01-15January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31