Showing posts with label 'Thai Pongal' celebrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 'Thai Pongal' celebrations. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

'Thai Pongal' celebrations at the 'Tamil Maha Vidyalayam', Puwakpitiya, Sri Lanka.





'Thai Pongal' is the celebration of  harvest of rice in the month of January - 'Thai'. The first harvest of paddy is pounded, winnowed and cooked ceremonially adding jaggerry, cadju nuts ertc. Once cooked the 'Pongal' is shared among friends and relatives.