Vairavasundaram (standing, left), his daughter S. Kowsalya (seated, right), friends and restaurant workers getting ready to shout “Ponggalo Ponggal” as his wife Rethinambal (seated, left) stirs the milk rice. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
VEGETARIAN banana leaf restaurant operator R. Vairavasundaram is a nature lover and this year, he decided to celebrate Ponggal outdoors, surrounded by nature.
The 62-year-old former national boxing, kickboxing and sanda champion said his family would usually hold a simple ceremony at home.
