Pongal

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Far From City: 77 kms from city center
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Chakkarai Pongal Prepared during the festival of Pongal, the Chakkarai or Sakkarai is a sweet delicacy made from newly harvested rice. Its chief ingredients are rice, moong dal, jaggery, cashew nut, raisins, cardamon and copious amounts of ghee (clarified butter). This dish is offered to the Sun God as thanksgiving for a good harvest and is mouth-wateringly delicious. Margali Kolam Kolam is an intricate design made out of rice flour/ chalk/ rock powder mixed with natural or synthetic colours. Traditionally done by women in front of their houses to mark any auspicious occasion or simply to bring prosperity to the house, these designs are mainly floral in nature. After sweeping and mopping the floor clean, the design is made while the surface is still wet to ensure a better hold. In the case of mud floors, a layer of cow dung is applied evenly before making the Kolam. Apart from being decorative, the rice is food for ants and birds and honours man's harmonious coexistence with nature.

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