But how are these clay pots made, and why do they remain a preferred choice during Pongal? In conjunction with today’s celebration, P Arumugam, owner of KS Pottery in Kuala Selangor, has been ...

Clay pot makers and traders in the Coimbatore district are gearing up for the Pongal festival, with demand expected to peak in the coming week. 55-year-old M. Velliangiri, who is into clay pot ...

Clay pot vendors in the city are busy catering to eager customers on the eve of Pongal who purchase pots every year as per tradition. G. Saroja, a pot-vendor at Nagal Nagar said that she has been ...

Starting with Bhogi Pongal on January 14, 2025, this four-day festivity is a time for renewal, joy, and togetherness. ... Take a clay pot or any thick-bottomed vessel, add water, ...

Dressed in new clothes, they boil rice in a beautifully painted earthen pot tied with turmeric. The pot, placed on a clay stove, overflows as an offering to the Sun God alongside bananas, coconuts, ...

Pongal is celebrated during the harvest festival of Sankranti, a time of thanksgiving to nature for the bounty of crops and a ma ... It is often cooked outdoors in clay pots, ...

In a clay pot or thick-bottomed vessel, add water, milk, rice, and dal mixture. Let it cook on low heat. Once the rice is 95% cooked, add jaggery and stir well. Let it cook for a few more minutes on ...

TRICHY: Two years after Covid-19 wreaked havoc on Pongal festivities, earthen pot makers who expected good sales for clay pots are unhappy over the poor demand for the natural product.With only a ...

Thai Pongal or Surya Pongal means prosperity, flourishing, ... Pongal” and “Ven (white) Pongal” at auspicious timings, in a clay pot that symbolises the “bounty of harvest”.

Swiggy Instamart introduced an interactive Pongal pot installation at Express Avenue Mall in Chennai from January 14 to 17, 2025. The life-sized installation blends the Pongal tradition of ...