Sugar cane from Poolampatti will be a part of Pongal gift hamper in the State, which will be distributed through the fair price shops from Monday. Poolampatti, a town panchayat located 49 km from ...

The state government is giving 1kg each of raw rice and sugar and one sugarcane as Pongal gift to ration card holders and Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in rehabilitation camps.

Pongal may not turn out to be a sweet affair for sugarcane farmers in Madurai’s Melur region this ... Unlike crop raised for sugar mills, the chewing cane variety requires more water and money.

Sale is brisk in Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai; turmeric, palmyra tuber, sugar cane, beautifully painted earthen pots in different sizes for making sweet pongal, traders selling them - all have ...

Sugar cane, coconut and bananas are also offered in temples. Kolam, a traditional design of the sun god, is drawn in homes. Mattu Pongal: The third day of Pongal is dedicated to cows.

Thai Pongal gets its name from Tamil word Pongal which means "to boil". 'Ponga' literally means overflowing, with the abundance of rice, cereals, sugar-cane and turmeric that are harvested during ...

Pongal 2017: Tamil Harvest Festival, Customs, Traditions, Significance, and Dates In Tamil Nadu pongal is an occasion to celebrate ones harvest of rice and other cereals, sugar-cane, and turmeric ...

VILLUPURAM: Several cane farmers in Villupuram are looking forward to the happiest Pongal in last five years, after private mills paid off all the pending Fair Remunerative Price (FRP), early in ...

SINGAPORE - The rain did not dampen the spirit in Little India on Saturday (Jan 13) as crowds thronged the streets on the first day of Pongal. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The most important aspect of this festival is cooking the Pongal dish. Ven Pongal is made of rice mixed with moong daal, ghee, cashew nuts, raisins and mild spices. There's also a sweet version of ...

Tradition in a thali Celebrate the harvest season with a feast that brings the essence of Tamil Nadu to the table with Tanjore Tiffin Room. Their special Pongal Thali, available from January 14 to ...

SINGAPORE - Little India's streets were lit up with fairy lights on Friday (Jan 5) evening, marking the start of a month-long celebration of Pongal in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.