Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating a simple Pongal kolam with dots that even beginners can follow. Clean the area where you plan to draw the kolam. A flat and smooth surface, like the ...

it takes several hours to make kolam owing to some intricate designs. On the day of Surya Pongal, it is important to cook the new rice. Every house cooks a pot of new rice with milk and when the ...

The home is typically cleaned thoroughly, and new clothes and utensils ... of the harvest festival. Kolam designs are a beautiful way to decorate your home for Pongal. These intricate patterns ...

Hindu devotees were seen decorating their front yards and entrances with colorful kolam designs made from rice flour paste to celebrate the Thai Pongal Festival. Pix by Nisal Baduge The Maradana ...

On this day, people clean their homes, discard old belongings, and celebrate the arrival of new possessions ... cooking Pongal in clay pots, and lively kolam competitions. The serene landscapes ...

People also wear new clothes and decorate ... and it is known as Surya Pongal. The Sun God is worshipped on this day. People make decorative floor patterns called kolam at the entrance of their ...

"Families prepare the Pongal dish and offer prayers to the Sun God for prosperity, decorate their homes with intricate kolam (rangoli ... the old and welcoming the new,” he said.

Also, they get involved in drawing Rangoli or Kolam (colourful decorative ... Let us celebrate the Thai Pongal Festival with ebullience and have new hopes and expectations in the New Year, to ...

Malaysian Hindus will celebrate Pongal, the harvest festival, on Tuesday (Jan 14), a tradition that expresses gratitude for a bountiful harvest while seeking blessings for prosperity. Hindu Sangam ...