Vishu is celebrated on the first day of the Malayalam new year and the celebration is called Vishu Kanikanal. This is also celebrated in Tamilnadu in Brahmin houses. This festival symbolises the auspicious beginning of the new year. The arrangement for ritual inclueds placing of fruits, vegetables (cucumber, raw banana), coconut, grapes, betel...
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Bharathi Tamil Sangam of Kolkata organized a special Pongal Festival celebration at Swabhumi at Kolkata on 18-01-2009. Other associations like South India Club, Muthuramalinga Devar Tamil Sangam, Andhra Association and Karnataka Association also took active participation in celebrating the function. Mr. S. Mahalingam, a noted entrepreneur in Kolkata, presided over the function. ...
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I do not know how many really wished ‘Happy New Year’ on the Pongal Day. But whoever I spoke to gave me the impression that none exchanged greetings for a Happy New Year. Only the private TV channels made a feeble reference to celebrating New Year on the Pongal Day. I think people of...
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Mudiali Club pandal is a simple structure resembling a temple with Viamana. Floors inside the ‘pandal’ have been laid with Granite slabs/tiles. The walls have been adorned with sculptures made of plaster of Paris moulds.
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Tridhara Sammilani’s Durga Puja ‘pandal’ has been designed on the lines of Padmanabhapuram Palace at Thuckalai in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. It is located at about 63 kms from Thiruvananthapuram. This is the largest wooden palace in India. Though located in Tamilnadu, the palace is administered by Kerala government’s Department of Archaeology. ...
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