Friday, January 18, 2008

பொங்கலோ பொங்கல்....

Pongal - harvesting festival of South India.. particularly in Thamizh Community celebrated in Tamilnadu-India for 4 days
1.Bogi - January 14th 2008 - Removing Old things from House..
2.Pongal or Thaipongal - January 15th 2008 -Tamil calendar- Thai 1st - Main Festival Day , when people worship GOD and prepare The dish with milk,rice,grams and sugar called Pongal or Sakkarai pongal.Sakkarai means Sugar.
3.Mattupongal - January 16th 2008 - Thanks giving for Oxes and Animals assisted the farmers throughout the year in their agriculture
4.Kari Naal - January 17th 2008 - Feast Day, mainly with Non vegetables

My Pongal celebrations....

Rangoli by my Wife..


Pongal preparations....



Me in dhoti.. Tamilnadu Ethnical Dress
Preparing Pongal.. in Wood stove...


Dedicating to GOD..




We shout "Pongalo pongal" when the Pongal comes up....