I was driving through the busy flower market (poo market) on Pongal morning and couldn't resist stopping & taking a few pictures. Vendors obliged me by readily posing for photographs. After this we drove on to the Saradambal Temple to offer special pongal prayers. Here too we found ready volunteers for photo opportunities!
Mud Pots waiting to be bought.
Turmeric Plants
Little doggie relaxing in the shade
Poolai poo (poolai flower)
Sugarcane Displays
Bananas a plenty
Banana Vendor(his cart is hidden)
Banana Vendors 
Sugarcane Vendors
Sugarcane Buyers
Flower Stall & Vendors
Saradambal Temple entrance decorated for Pongal
Poo Kolam at Saradambal Temple(flower arrangement)
Sudents from Vedapatasala getting ready to chant mantras
The priest distributing kumkum & vibhuti to devotees
The security guards distributing pongal prasadam to devotee
wonderful images....Pongal always reminds me of Madurai...
ReplyDeletenice shots...
ReplyDeletethe feeling of pongal days is brought successfully by you...
i think there is a dish also is there called "pongal"...
very sweeeet post..
ReplyDeletepongal reminds me that my mom is Tam-Bram :-)
i relish tasty pondal prepared by her.
and i loved the pic-showing
Sudents from Vedapatasala getting ready to chant mantras....
where a boy is showing victory sign :-)
Thoroughly liked the turmeric and sugarcane and the pots in the first pic and everything else :D
ReplyDeleteExcellent shots, beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos and so lovely people!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the beautiful tour!
Many greetings
beautiful clicks, missing all the festivals back home..
ReplyDeletelove your post, but it is more You give us an adventure every time. I am very happy to be around. Love from Norway.
ReplyDeletePictures speak more eloquently than words.A wonderful collection that covers all about the festival.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Pictures tell everything about the festival .
ReplyDeletethese pictures describe the Pongal so beautifully and on a personal note whenever Pongal festival comes i miss my days spent with my Tamil friends at Port Blair(Andaman Islands).....
ReplyDeleteloved all the pics..
ReplyDeleteWonderful flowers, fruits and decorations for the festival!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, wonderful images!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Fotokarusellen,
you give us an adventure every time!
Thanks for sharing.
Have a beautiful day.
Greetings from Mette
More great insight into something different from where I live.
ReplyDeleteThe poo kolam and flower arrangements are beautiful. The vendors really are happy for posing! Nice pictures!
ReplyDeleteHello Ram. Happy Saturday!
ReplyDeleteEach photo has a story to tell & I really enjoy the journeys you take us on with them.
Happy travels, my friend & thanks for sharing. Thanks also for stopping by my blog. I truly appreciate your visits.
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beautifully captured images!
ReplyDeleteOne of my fav festivals.
ReplyDeleteForgot to appreciate the pictures. Great series.
ReplyDeleteamazing photos ... they reflect the spirit and the tradition so well ...
ReplyDeleteNice pictures. I have always wanted to do this on Ganesh Chaturthi day in the market nearby, but am so busy making the kozhukattai that I have not stepped out yet with my camera. Will do so one of these days. Market places on festive days are chaotic but have a charm of their own.
ReplyDeletecool shots, love them all
ReplyDeleteWow, this post skipped my reading list. It's amusing how you have very cooperative "models". I was smiling looking at those two holding a "sack" (?) and still looking at you. But my favorite is the photo of those students. :)
ReplyDeleteSo vivid and colorful! We have winter here, and it feels good to look at sugarcanes and flowers! Have a lovely sunday!
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the photographs and commentary. Looks like a festival that I would enjoy.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shopping experience during Pongal.
ReplyDeleteHi Ram sir,
ReplyDeleteYour post is nice pongal treat to me !!!
beautifully captured photos
thanks for sharing and visiting my blog
beautiful capture..
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lovely pics!! Brings out the essence of the harvest festival. Happy Pongal btw, belated.:)
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I'm in love with these photos!!! the clay pots, the students preparing to chant mantras, the banana bouquets... I can almost smell the air of India :))
ReplyDeleteLucky you to find people willingly pose to your camera!
ReplyDeleteThe bananas, sugar canes, turmeric plants, flowers, clay pots - present the visitor in the area with a festival of colors, shapes and smells. It's what we call 'festival within festival'.
Beautiful!
Blessings...
ReplyDeleteoh its all wonderful, thank you for the tour and the lesson. The sugar cane reminds me of home.
have a great week
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Lovely images of pongal. We had a pongal dinner at my sil's house. All very nice dishes.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing all the things that are in the market....did not know sugar cane was a popular item..the dog in the shade is so cute
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see the crops and colorful bazaar. Very nice slice of live photos!
ReplyDeletewoww.. you captured the spirit of Pongal so wonderfully. Lovely pictures. :)
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ReplyDeleteyummyy...pongal....
ReplyDeleteThis post made me nostalgic.
I love this festival...:)
Wow! Those are some great pictures and detailed narration. I love Khara Pongal so much!! Yum!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and interesting reportage of Pongal. Yes, sounds a great popular harvest festival of South India.
ReplyDeleteLove so much the photo of the "Little doggie relaxing in the shade".
Beautiful post. Unfortunately I moved out of CBE else could have caught you Saradambal temple.
ReplyDeletewonderful post - coimbatore brought to me in the US - how wonderful is that - thanks a lot for sharing this post - very nostalgic to see India during the Pongal season
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