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Close-up photograph of a sweet pongal offering heaped on a green banana leaf, with cashews and raisins visible in the golden rice-and-lentil mixture. Two red apples and two pineapples sit on the right, and a brass cup holding incense sticks stands at left against a blurred backdrop of red, blue and orange decorative cloth. No people are visible. The lower caption reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja - Pongal Celebrations 2022, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailash.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14A photograph of a pongal offering on a fresh green banana leaf at the Pratyaksha Pada Puja for Pongal celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailash. Two mounds of boiled rice and lentil pongal, one savoury-looking and one sweeter, are garnished with fried cashews and nuts. Whole pineapples, red apples and green lemons surround the naivedhyam. Incense sticks stand in a small brass cup at the upper left, and red and orange cloth appears in the blurred background. No people are visible.2022-01-14Close-up photograph of a festive offering on a banana leaf: two heaps of pongal, a sweet rice and lentil dish studded with cashews and nuts, surrounded by red and green apples and green pineapple-like fruits. Behind the offering, red fabric and a garland of white flowers are partly visible. No people are visible. A caption along the bottom reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja - Pongal Celebrations 2022, with Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash below it.2022-01-14Close view of a Pongal offering on a banana leaf: two heaps of sweet and savory pongal rice with cashews and nuts, surrounded by whole apples, pineapples and green apples. A red cloth and white flower garlands with beaded strands appear at upper right. No people are visible. The bottom caption reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja - Pongal Celebrations 2022, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-14A close photograph of a festive offering on a large banana leaf: two heaped mounds of sweet and savoury pongal rice-and-lentil dish, one golden-yellow and one pale, garnished with cashews, raisins and slivers of nut. Red apples, green limes and pineapple halves are arranged on top, with gold lion-face ornaments and floral garlands visible at the edges. Yellow caption text reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja - Pongal Celebrations 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. No people are visible.2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14A photograph of a Pratyaksha Pada Puja at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam during Pongal celebrations. A man with long matted dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-brown shawl over orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, extends his right hand toward a golden deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears a gold crown, a green leaf garland, layered white flower garlands and a red cloth. In front lies a tray of offerings: two mounds of pongal rice, sliced pineapple, apples and bananas on a green leaf, with a small shivalinga-like object with white and red garlands to the left. Orange and red drapes frame the scene.2022-01-14September 25 20092009-09-25 +2 copiesA photograph of a food offering spread on a red cloth in a temple or ashram setting. Steel bowls hold white rice with vegetables, a yellow-orange tempered rice dish, a pale creamy porridge-like dish, and crisp fried snacks. Two red apples, a coconut and a plate of green betel or leaves sit at left. Behind the food are brass and silver vessels, a small ritual tray, a silver lamp, incense sticks in a cup, and a folded orange cloth. A person in white garments is partly visible at top left, so the scene is an offering arranged before a ritual.2010-11-12Photograph of a conical shivalinga-style sculpture heaped with a thick paste offering, studded with nuts, raisins, cashews and pieces of fruit, placed on a wooden stand in front of a gold cloth backdrop. A dark stone pedestal with a green-draped object sits at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene shows an abhishekam-style offering to a deity murti during Navaratri celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07MAy 19 20212021-05-19