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Wishing everyone a Happy Pongal & a prosperous New Year
இனிய பொங்கல் வாழ்துக்கள்
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Thai Pongal (தை பொங்கல்), the Tamil harvest festival holds a special significance for me as I was born on the first day of the Tamil month Thai (தை), which falls on January 14 this year.
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The picture above, a joint venture with my daughter (done three years ago), depicts a typical bucolic Pongal scene. Items to note are the decorated pot (பொங்கல் பானை) on a traditional wood-burning mud stove with rice water boiling over, the sugarcanes and turmeric (கரும்பு, மஞ்சள்), the banana leaf with offerings of bananas and coconut, incense sticks (ஊதுபத்தி) in their little stand, the traditional metal lamp (குத்துவிளக்கு, kutthuvizakku), the kolam (கோலம்) in front of the door and the decorated bull with painted horns and of course the green fields and the bright sun.
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Happy Pongal, Vijay, and Happy Birthday to you! I love your daughter’s picture.
Happy Pongal to you and your family too! Your daughter paints really well. I guess she inherits it from you (the collaboration seems to have worked very well).
Great post. I love reading and learning about different cultures. Thanks and well done.