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A 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.

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Close-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.2022-01-14A 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 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.2022-01-14Close-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.2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14A close, tabletop photograph of an offering spread laid out on a cloth for a ritual. Silver and steel bowls hold rice, sweets and savoury dishes in yellow, white and green, including laddu-style balls and fried snacks. Red apples are piled in the foreground beside orange and red flower petals and a small dish of mixed nuts. A silver vessel stands at the back. At the upper right, a person in a red and gold saree is seated behind the offerings, their clothing partly visible. No face is shown and no one is identified. The scene reads as food offerings arranged for a puja.2009-09-25 +2 copiesOctober 28 20062006-10-28Overhead photo of an offering arrangement laid on a grey stone-tiled floor. Many round silver-rimmed steel plates hold fresh fruit: bananas, pomegranates, grapes, a pineapple, lemons and green limes, plus sweets, nuts, dried fruit, puffed snacks and a mound of white sugar. Small bowls of yellow turmeric powder and spices sit among them. No people or deity murti are visible; the setting suggests a puja offering arrangement.2008-09-03November 05 20062006-11-05A 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.2022-01-14October 28 20062006-10-28