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.

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 year. The price of sugarcane (chewing variety or ‘senkarumbu’) that was particularly raised ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Mr Sivanason Thanendran, his wife Rehka Govindasamy, and their two children Akshaya and Akshana, choosing sugar cane in Little India on Jan 13 as they prepare for the festivities on the first day ...

The crunch of the roasted seeds when combined with the natural sweet cane sugar is so delicious that it needs no other ingredient to accentuate the simple, clean flavours.

In Tamil Nadu pongal is an occasion to celebrate ones harvest of rice and other cereals, sugar-cane, and turmeric in the past year and pray for good harvest in the coming years.

They are also allowed to roam free, fed with sweet rice and sugar cane — not really a common sight in our city-state, but don't be surprised to find one in Little India.

A number of items are prepared to offer to God including two sticks of sugar cane in the background and coconut and bananas in the dish. This teaches children the importance of worshipping and ...