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About 923 families of Nagarathar assemblage arrived from crossed the globe astatine Nattarasankottai successful Sivaganga territory to observe the accepted ‘Sevvai Pongal’ festival.
This yearly lawsuit serves arsenic a monolithic planetary reunion for the Nagarathar assemblage people. Local residents said portion galore mightiness miss large holidays similar Pongal oregon Deepavali, they made each effort to be Sevvai Pongal, which was held connected the archetypal Tuesday pursuing Pongal. This contented had been upheld by the assemblage for implicit 2 centuries.
The superior celebrations took spot astatine Sri Kannudaiya Nayagi Amman Temple. As portion of the long-standing ritual, a goat sacrifice was required astatine the temple, a customized followed adjacent by those who were strictly vegetarian, the radical said.
This year, 923 Nagarathar families prepared pongal and offered their prayers, joined by astir 200 families from different communities successful the area. The festivities besides featured a assortment of peculiar taste programmes.
