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 ...

CHENNAI: The clay pot is to Pongal what fireworks are to Deepavali. However, two days before the harvest festival, potters here say the price of the modest clay pot has risen by more than 50 per ...

But one non-negotiable aspect has remained, century upon century: the traditional clay pot. Nostalgia apart, when it comes to the preparation process of Pongal.

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, ...

Artisans were seen giving final touches to earthen pots in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai ahead of the upcoming Pongal festival. The festivities will commence on January 15 and carry on through January 18.

Pongal 2019: On the occasion of Thai Pongal, devotees wake up early and setup clay pots in the open to prepare Pongal- the rice, lentils and jaggery dish that is allowed to spill out from the pot.

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, ...

Cooking Pongal in a newly decorated clay pot on the morning of harvest festival, Pongal, is a custom followed by many in the state. But, this year could be quite different, for most of the potters ...

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 ...