In addition to cow’s milk or coconut milk, rice, dhal, jaggery, Shakkarai or kalkandu, roasted green gram (payaru), raisins, cashew nuts and some pods of cardamom are added to the dish.

The Pongal festivities commenced across South India ... as people burn unwanted household items in a blaze made of wood and cow dung cakes on this day. Villages and towns across both the Telugu ...

Happy Pongal 2023! 14. Wish you a very Happy Pongal, Pot rice to Sun God, Sugarcane to Cow and Ox, Sweet rice to You and Me, and Good milk to Friends and Family. 15. Pongal marks joy and cheer and ...

The celebration of Pongal began across South India on Monday ... as people burn unwanted household items in a blaze made of wood and cow dung cakes on this day. Villages and towns across both ...