DHARMAPURI: Farmers are crestfallen as the price of Samanthi (Chrysanthemum) dropped from Rs 240 -Rs 260 per kg to Rs 60 -Rs ...

Madurai: With Pongal around the corner, flower prices in Madurai's markets, including the Mattuthavani integrated flower market, have skyrocketed. Popular varieties such as Madurai Malli (jasmine ...

Preparations are underway for the celebration of Pongal tomorrow at the 90-year-old Church of the Nativity of the Blessed ...

Pongal, the vibrant harvest festival celebrated with family gatherings, community events, and traditional rituals, calls for us to look our best. With the buzz of festivities in the air, ...

Happy Mattu Pongal 2025 Wishes ... and even elephants with vibrant colors, flowers, and bells. The animals are given special treats, and prayers are offered for prosperity and well-being in ...

A survey by Bernama found that essential items needed during the Pongal celebration such as sugarcane, milk, brown sugar, flowers, mango leaves, fruits and clay pots are readily available and sold at ...

The highlight of this day is the preparation of the Pongal dish — a mixture of boiled sweet rice. The dish is cooked in an earthen pot, often decorated with flowers, and placed in the sun with ...

Cows are bathed and adorned with multi-coloured beads, flowers, garlands and bells. Day 4 : KAANUM PONGAL -16th January 2025 The fourth and final day of Pongal is called “Kaanum Pongal”.

to buy Pongal essentials like sugarcane, earthen pots, turmeric plants, palm sprouts, colour powder, vegetables, flowers, among others. Speaking to TNIE, a 29-year-old sugarcane seller G Prineesh ...

Decorating cattle: On Mattu Pongal, cattle are bathed and adorned with colorful decorations. Their horns are painted, garlands of flowers are placed around their necks, and their foreheads are ...