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Close 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.

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A 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 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.2022-01-14A 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.2022-01-14Close-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.2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14ADIKAILASA 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.2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14A photograph of a deity murti in a temple shrine, adorned with a golden crown, a red and gold jeweled necklace, white flower garlands and a red cloth. A priest's arm, with an orange thread on the wrist, reaches in from the left to place green leaves on the crown. In front are offerings of fruit including apples, oranges and green fruit, and a metal vessel. Ornate golden arch and lattice work frame the scene, with a lion figure at lower left. Text on the image identifies the event as Pratyaksha Pada Puja for Pongal Celebrations 2022 at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailash.2022-01-14A 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 copiesA deity murti in the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam is dressed in a red cloth with white and yellow flower garlands, a jeweled gold crown and ornate gold and pearl necklaces, framed by a gilded arch with carved makara-like motifs. Fruits, including apples and pineapple, are arranged as offerings in the foreground during a Pratyaksha Pada Puja for Pongal celebrations. No people are visible.2022-01-14ADIKAILASA on 1/14/20222022-01-14