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Villagers celebrating Pennycuick Pongal astatine Palarpatti colony successful Theni territory connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The commencement day of Colonel. John Pennycuick, the designer of Mullaperiyar dam, was celebrated arsenic ‘Pennycuick Pongal’ astatine Palarpatti colony successful Theni district, connected Thursday.
Rich tributes were paid to the statue of Col. Pennycuick which is installed astatine his memorial astatine Lower Camp adjacent Gudalur successful Theni district. Theni Collector Ranjeet Singh, MP Thanga Tamil Selvan and others garlanded the statue of Col. Pennycuick and paid affluent tributes to the British Engineer.
At Palarpatti, the farmers came unneurotic with their families and relatives, they prepared pongal and distributed it to the visitors. The farmers said the h2o from Mullaperiyar dam has helped them transportation retired agriculture and met the drinking h2o needs of the people.
Water from the dam helps farmers transportation retired agriculture successful 5 confederate districts; Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts and besides meets the drinking h2o needs of Theni, Madurai and parts of Dindigul district, they said.
As portion of the commencement day celebrations, the accepted creation and martial creation forms specified arsenic Mayilattam and Silambam were performed. Floral tributes were paid to the representation of Col. Pennycuick. Bulls, horses and rams that were besides decorated were taken retired connected a procession by the people. Sports and taste events were besides conducted.
In Sirumalai hills successful Dindigul district, the farmers celebrated Mattu Pongal by showing their gratitude to their horses by decorating them and praying for their good being.
The farmers said since determination were nary due roads successful the wood area, they transport their nutrient connected equine backs. Horses are utilized to transport fruits and vegetables. Every household successful the country owns astatine slightest 2 horses. The horses were fed their favourite nutrient arsenic portion of the celebrations and peculiar prayers were offered for the good being of their person and companion, they said.
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