we have curated some creative and traditional Pongal decoration ideas to make your home festive-ready. Pongal pot decor typically involves adorning the traditional clay pots used for cooking the ...

CHENNAI: Is your pot half-full or half-empty? Has it ever occurred that pottery traditions of a region have been influential to shape culinary traditions in most ancient cultures? Take Pongal for that ...

At the Chennai home of Subbu Subramanian, Pongal is an “intense” and unique celebration. “In most communities, only one pot of pongal is prepared per household.

Fresh turmeric, tied to the Pongal pot, represents courage and sacrifice with its vibrant hue and healing properties. Sesame seeds, believed to embody immortality, are linked to Lord Vishnu's divine ...

Though Pongal was celebrated on Jan 14 this year with the last day on Thursday, the church traditionally celebrates it on Sunday to allow for better community participation. Father Dominic encouraged ...

Neighborhoods come alive with kolam (intricate rangoli designs) decorating ... unique Pongal experience, where cultural performances, folk dances, and traditional games like Uri Adi (pot breaking ...

The second day of the Pongal festival, Surya Pongal ... a clay vessel and presented to Surya as a sign of gratitude. The pot's overflow is thought to represent the wealth and prosperity that ...

On the day of Surya Pongal, it is important to cook the new rice. Every house cooks a pot of new rice with milk and when the milk boils over the pot, family members shout "Pongal-o-Pongal".

This is also the most important day of the festival. When the milk boils over the pot, family members shout “Pongalo Pongal!" The Pongal is then offered to the Sun God first and then people eat it.

The event's centerpiece was the Pongal pot cooking ceremony, where Jasmine Rice took pride of place. Participants prepared the sweet, fragrant Pongal rice - a symbol of prosperity - using Jasmine ...

Thai Pongal (Jan 14), marks the main festival and is observed by preparing the Pongal dish in a new clay pot. "The milk is allowed to boil over as families chant ‘Pongalo Pongal’, symbolising ...