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Outdoor photo at a temple grounds during the Mattu Pongal celebration. A young man on the left, bare-chested with white ash markings, wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and wrist bands, holding a brass plate of food while extending a hand toward cattle. Beside the cattle, an older bearded man with a striped cap, reddish rudraksha mala and white dhoti with gold border touches a reddish-brown bull whose horns are gold-tipped and painted with turmeric. A calf stands nearby, and another cow in an orange cloth is behind. Green trees surround the scene. Caption reads 'Mattu Pongal Celebrations, 2022' and 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash'.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15Outdoor Mattu Pongal celebration at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash, with two cows (one with painted horns and turmeric-marked head) being worshipped. A shirtless young sadhu with long dreadlocks, orange saffron cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulder, and white ash markings on his body, raises his hand to scatter grains or rice over the cows, a brass plate of offerings beside him. To the right, a bearded man in white dhoti with gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style mala over his chest folds his hands in namaste, smiling. Trees and a red structure appear in the background.2022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15Outdoor Mattu Pongal worship in a temple courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha-style beaded mala across his shoulders and a patterned turban stands at left holding a brass plate. Beside him a brown cow draped with an orange cloth and a calf with orange-marked horns and face stand on a rope. At right a large black stone Nandi bull sits on a pedestal, adorned with a beaded necklace and a bell-decorated collar. Trees and a scaffolding structure fill the background. Some people are present on the scene but none clearly visible; only the priest is a physical person.2022-01-15Photograph of Mattu Pongal celebrations at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash. Two brown cows with horns, one draped in an orange cloth, stand on a dirt path while a bearded man in a checked headwear and orange-trimmed wrap stands behind them. At right, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a wrapped turban holds a small flame over the black stone Nandi, a bull statue adorned with a beaded necklace. Yellow turmeric or rice grains are scattered in the air. Green trees fill the background. Caption text in gold at the bottom reads Mattu Pongal Celebrations, 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor Mattu Pongal worship at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailash. A priest in white dhoti with gold border, a brown-beaded rudraksha-style garment across the back, and a rudraksha mala bends low before a brown cow draped in an orange and gold patterned cloth, its horns painted gold and forehead marked with turmeric. A smaller reddish calf stands beside it, tied with a rope and red tassel. The priest holds a brass vessel and performs puja to the cattle. Red walls and green trees fill the background. A caption reads Mattu Pongal Celebrations, 2022 and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adhi Kailash.2022-01-15ADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15 +1 copiesADIKAILASA on 1/15/20222022-01-15 +1 copies