Harvest festival: A priest guiding a young boy as he puts sweetened rice into the milk pot at Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Hilltop Temple in George Town.
GEORGE TOWN: At sunrise, many Hindus gathered at the entrance of their homes with milk-filled earthen pots placed over a small wooden fire pit – to carry out a ritual to mark Ponggal, the Tamil harvest festival.
The boiling of milk until it overflows is done in thanksgiving to God for a bountiful harvest and healthy crops.
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