Tamil community’s deeply rooted new year celebrations

Chandra (third from left) waiting for her sister-in-law Saraswathy Nesaratnam (on her left) to serve the ‘kolayal’. With them are (from left) Chandra’s brother-in-law Jeyasingam Thankadurai, sister Arul Jeyaselvi, grandson Shashwath Ganesh and daughter Kavitha Rajasingam. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

TAMIL households will be filled with the festive spirit today as families welcome their new year.

Tamil Puthandu (new year) is the first day of the year on the Tamil solar calendar and traditionally celebrated as a festival by Tamils worldwide.