Pongal celebrated with traditional fervour in Tamil Nadu
14 Jan 2017 8:55 PM IST14 Jan 2017 8:55 PM IST
Enthusiastic people across the state were seen preparing traditional food, offering prayers to the Sun God and using pots for boiling rice.
Decorated earthern pots brimming with boiling rice, beating of drums and offering of sugarcane pieces to the Sun God at streets and temples marked the harvest festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.- For 'Kannum Pongal' festival on Monday, security has been strengthened at several places including Marina beach in Chennai, where people throng in large numbers.
- Samathuva Pongal (Egalitarian, community Pongal) was celebrated in several towns by local people including the state capital.
- Across the State, people decorated their homes with mango leaves and strings of flowers. Special prayers were held at temples.
- State government-organised Pongal fests were also held in places including Nilgiris where several foreign tourists participated in the celebrations.
- Residents converged in a common place and cooked Pongal (sweet rice made of jaggery with rice and milk, in a traditional mud pot) before offering it to the Sun God along with pieces of sugarcanes.
- Streets in both rural and urban areas of the state were decked up with designs made of flour (called 'Kolam' in Tamil).
- Enthusiastic people across the state were seen preparing traditional food, offering prayers to the Sun God and using pots for boiling rice.
Decorated earthern pots brimming with boiling rice, beating of drums and offering of sugarcane pieces to the Sun God at streets and temples marked the harvest festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
Enthusiastic people across the state were seen preparing traditional food, offering prayers to the Sun God and using pots for boiling rice.
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