Eager to welcome Ponggal


Preparation to celebrate ponggal at Taman Bak Hai in Bukit Mertajam. ( January 12,2022 ) -ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

WITH Ponggal just a day away, the rush to buy sugarcane, claypots, coconuts, wooden ladles and other supplies is on.

On top of the must-have list are sugarcane and claypots. Shops are now stocked with various designs of claypots and hundreds of stalks of cane.

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