KS Pottery, a family business, has been working to make about 60,000 clay pots for Pongal this year. (Moganraj Villavan @ FMT Lifestyle) KUALA SELANGOR: During Pongal, the harvest festival ...

People sweep courtyards, draw intricate kolams, ready clay pots and collect firewood. Pongal has arrived — a time to honour the harvest, the sun, and the Earth. In villages, the festival is ...

On the second day of Pongal, women prepare the festive dish after a ritual bath. Dressed in new clothes, they boil rice in a beautifully painted earthen pot tied with turmeric. The pot, placed on a ...

Pongal” at auspicious timings, in a clay pot that symbolises the “bounty of harvest”. As the milk boils freely over the pot, family members shout out with ebullience, “Pongalo Pongal”.

On Thai Pongal, people cook the traditional dish called Pongal a mixture of rice, milk, and jaggery in a clay pot outdoors, often under the sun. The dish is then offered to the Sun God as a ...

on Pongal for garnishes. Note: Garnish with ghee-fried cashew nut and raisins; coconut is served traditionally with a clay pot or banana leaf Wash rice and lentils together for 20 minutes and ...

Staten Island's Tamil community celebrated the 10th annual Harvest Festival with traditional Pongal rituals, cultural performances, and a communal feast, highlighting gratitude and unity.

Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is a time to celebrate the year’s agricultural produce and the hard work of farmers in bringing it to the table. What better way to celebrate than by ...

cooking Pongal in clay pots, and lively kolam competitions. The serene landscapes further enhance the festival's joy. In Coimbatore, Pongal is celebrated with family gatherings, community events ...

Thai Pongal (Jan 14), marks the main festival and is observed by preparing the Pongal dish in a new clay pot. "The milk is allowed to boil over as families chant ‘Pongalo Pongal’, symbolising ...