Thai Pongal day

Today was a holiday in Sri Kanka, well not for workers at the supermarked Arpico. But they had taken the initiative and dressed up in Tamil attires in tribute to this day.

The girls wore beautiful garments and the boys in sarongs (skirts for men) and shirts.

When these 2 girls stood there I took the opportunity to take shot, had to send it to them on their emails via my mobile but that was the smallest problem. 

If you ask me what Thai pongal is  is a thanksgiving or harvest festivalcelebrated in South India at the end harvest season. It is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Tamils in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry^[1][2] and Sri Lanka. Pongal marks the beginning of the northward journey of the Sun from its southernmost-limit, a movement traditionally referred to as uttarayana.^[3] It coincides with the festivalMakara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India as the winter harvest,^[4] and is usually held from January 13–16 in the Gregorian calendar i.e. from the last day of the Tamil monthMaargazhi to the third day of Thai.

Here you see some photos for this day:

Svend Svendsen
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