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Samathuva pongal celebrated successful Collectorate and Corporation
Tourists from assorted overseas countries connected Wednesday were presented with a portion of Tamil contented and civilization astatine Chathirapatti successful Madurai district. They were accorded a accepted invited with ‘arathi’ astatine the Pongal celebrations organised by Tamil Nadu Tourism Department.
Over 100 tourists participated successful the celebrations.
Foreign tourists participating astatine a Pongal solemnisation organised by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation astatine Chathirapatti successful Madurai territory connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK
After arriving astatine Chathirapatti connected tourer buses, they were past brought to the venue connected bullock carts. They were captivated by the accepted creation and martial creation forms specified arsenic Bharatanatyam, Karagattam, Silambam, and different performances. They besides joined the artistes successful the performances and clicked photographs and selfies with them.
The tourists on with the residents of Chathirapatti, prepared Pongal. They relished the Pongal together. They besides joined the section residents successful drafting colourful ‘kolams’. Traditional attire ‘vesti’ and ‘sari’ were besides kept connected show astatine the stalls enactment up astatine the venue. On January 17, they volition sojourn Alanganallur to witnesser the satellite celebrated jallikattu.
Madurai District Tourism Officer T. Umadevi said the fig of overseas tourists showing involvement and participating successful the pongal celebrations was expanding each year.
Foreign tourists participating astatine a Pongal solemnisation organised by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation astatine Chathirapatti successful Madurai territory connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK
Samathuva pongal was celebrated astatine Madurai Collectorate and Madurai Corporation premises. The lawsuit was presided implicit by Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy and Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar astatine Madurai Collectorate which was attended by employees of assorted authorities departments. The Collectorate wore a festive look.
At Corporation premises, Corporation Commissioner Chitra Vijayan and Madurai North MLA G. Thalapthi presided implicit the lawsuit which was attended by Corporation officials, staff, councillors and women aforesaid assistance groups.
