One of the simple pleasures on Pongal Day is the early morning walk with the opportunity to view all the ‘kolams’ or ‘rangolis’ in front of almost every house in Tamil Nadu. BTW it really surprised me to learn that claims are not the specialty of the four southern states - Tamil Nadu, AP, Karnataka and Kerala, but also in parts of Goa, Maharashtra, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand!
Here is the simple kolam from the front of my apartment complex.
On a digital ‘walk’ through the Pongal celebration over the last few years, here are some excerpts:
Pongal 2008 from rediff.com: In Chennai, the celebrations were mostly limited within the apartments, while some prepared 'pongal' on terraces. As milk, meant for making Pongal, reached its boiling point, people chanted 'Pongal-o-Pongal'.
Pongal 2009 from timesofindia.com: It was all cheer and celebration at the Old Tamil Nadu House in the Capital (Delhi) on Wednesday. Thousands came together to celebrate Pongal the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai that begins on January 14 every year.
Pongal 2010 from hindu.com: Feeding of trained 16 kumki elephants at the Elephant Pongal celebrations proved to be a thrilling experience for hundreds of tourists who thronged Top Slip in Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) on Saturday.
Pongal 2011 from newindianexpress.com: The four-day festival thanking the rain, the sun and farm animals is a mini Diwali - minus the fire crackers. The harvest festival is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai and is hence also known as Thai Pongal.
Pongal 2012 from zeenews.india.com: People across Tamil Nadu got up early, put on new clothes and went to temples on the harvest festival of Pongal on Sunday thanking rain, sun and farm animals. The aroma of ghee fried cashews, almonds and cardamom filled homes as a traditional dish of rice, jaggery and Bengal gram was made.
Pongal 2013 from thehindubusinessline.com : Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, was on Monday celebrated with fervour on the first day of the Tamil month of ‘Thai,’ with farmers worshipping the ’Sun God’ with their agricultural produce. ’Kolams’ (rangoli) decorated the streets, while houses were decorated with palm leaves and flowers, as a mark of celebration of the harvest festival.
Wish you all a Happy Pongal 2014.
Here is the simple kolam from the front of my apartment complex.
On a digital ‘walk’ through the Pongal celebration over the last few years, here are some excerpts:
Pongal 2008 from rediff.com: In Chennai, the celebrations were mostly limited within the apartments, while some prepared 'pongal' on terraces. As milk, meant for making Pongal, reached its boiling point, people chanted 'Pongal-o-Pongal'.
Pongal 2009 from timesofindia.com: It was all cheer and celebration at the Old Tamil Nadu House in the Capital (Delhi) on Wednesday. Thousands came together to celebrate Pongal the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai that begins on January 14 every year.
Pongal 2010 from hindu.com: Feeding of trained 16 kumki elephants at the Elephant Pongal celebrations proved to be a thrilling experience for hundreds of tourists who thronged Top Slip in Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) on Saturday.
Pongal 2011 from newindianexpress.com: The four-day festival thanking the rain, the sun and farm animals is a mini Diwali - minus the fire crackers. The harvest festival is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai and is hence also known as Thai Pongal.
Pongal 2012 from zeenews.india.com: People across Tamil Nadu got up early, put on new clothes and went to temples on the harvest festival of Pongal on Sunday thanking rain, sun and farm animals. The aroma of ghee fried cashews, almonds and cardamom filled homes as a traditional dish of rice, jaggery and Bengal gram was made.
Pongal 2013 from thehindubusinessline.com : Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, was on Monday celebrated with fervour on the first day of the Tamil month of ‘Thai,’ with farmers worshipping the ’Sun God’ with their agricultural produce. ’Kolams’ (rangoli) decorated the streets, while houses were decorated with palm leaves and flowers, as a mark of celebration of the harvest festival.
Wish you all a Happy Pongal 2014.
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