National Unity Pongal Festival 2025
Batu Caves
This is the first I’ve heard of this and am so grateful for the chance to experience the vibes yesterday. Was there early to watch the whole process, from the staff laying out the bricks to setting up the sugar canes to distributing the pots and milk. Then each family (temple, I believe) gatheredaround their station and started heating up their pots of milk.
In no time, the whole area looked as though it was on fire!!! Smoke everywhere. Claypots cooking under fire. Everyone unitedly helped to fan the fire. Focused on making the milk overflow. Waiting to yell out PONGALO PONGAL when the milk overflows from the pot.
I LOVED THE VIBES!
I loved the sarees. I loved the flowers in the hairs. Everyone dressed up. Nobody minded the heat or smoke. I loved photographing the people. Facial expressions. Colors. Every photo I shot, I wanted more.
Makan first!
Vegetarian Banana Leaf Rice Set
Puri
Fried meehoon
Pani Puri
Cheeky thief!
Raining!
Small drizzle! Proceed….!
Her name is Dimple
Isn’t she cool looking?
Cameraman also I took cos he suddenly appeared in front of me. So not nice!
Dancing on stage
VIP station
VIP station getting prettily decorated with kolam
Music started
YB Dato N. Sivakumar
Didn’t realized this pretty lady was posing for me when I was snapping away! I was walking in smoke hahahaaaa!
This was guy was really serene, in his own little world. He was singing as he fan the fire!
This was my first pot I witnessed, milk overflowing!
Hubs was the additional participant hahaha!
With Bala and Lalitha from Jinjang Utara
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