meal for lunch." Pongal is named after a traditional sweet dish made as part of a ritual that takes

KUALA LUMPUR: Preparations are in full swing for the Ponggal harvest festival and Thaipusam which are drawing near.... A Bernama check around Little India, Brickfields found that the essential items for the Ponggal celebration, such as clay pots, sugarcane, milk and turmeric were selling like hot cakes, while yellow clothes for Thaipusam which will be celebrated on Jan 18 were also high in demand.... " I received many orders for flower garlands ahead of the Ponggal and Thaipusam celebrations,