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A directly photographed image: Exposure mode: Auto exposure: White balance: Auto white balance: Focal length in 35 mm film: 28 mm: Scene capture type: Standard: GPS time (atomic clock) 06:41: Speed unit: Kilometers per hour: Speed of GPS receiver: 0: Reference for direction of image: True direction: Direction of image: 218.51170351105 ...
A traditional kolam depicting a cow on Mattu Pongal. Mattu Pongal ("Madu" meaning cow in Tamil) is the third day of the festival meant for the celebration of cattle. [5] The cattle is regarded as sources of wealth as it is a means for dairy products and fertilizers, used for transportation and agriculture.
Kolam (Tamil: கோலம், Malayalam: കോലം, Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ), also known as Muggu (Telugu: ముగ్గు), Tarai Alangaram (Tamil: தரை அலங்காரம்) and Rangoli (Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ), is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It ...
Kolam drawing on Mattu Pongal day. Observance of Mattu Pongal is part of the Pongal festival. Pongal is generally a four-day festival of fervent celebrations (during 2010, it will be held from 13 to 16 January) marking the officially declared Tamil New Year day, the beginning of the month of Thai starting with 14 January every year, as per Tamil Calendar.
English: Pongal festival decoration. The festival celebrates sun god and the changing seasons. The festival celebrates sun god and the changing seasons. It is marked by a special rice dish prepared by boiling fresh rice harvest in milk and jaggery.
Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal (Tamil: காணும் பொங்கல்) is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. [1] It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 16 or 17 January. [ 2 ]
Image of a kuberakolam. A kuberakolam, rendered kubera kolam, is a magic square of order three constructed using rice flour and drawn on the floors of several houses in South India. In Hindu mythology, Kubera is a god of riches and wealth. It is believed that if one worships the Kuberakolam as ordained in the scriptures, one would be rewarded ...
The Tamil festival of Pongal coincides with Makar Sankranti, and celebrates Surya. It is a four-day festival in South India: Day 1: Bhogi Pandigai; Day 2: Thai Pongal; Day 3: Maattu Pongal; Day 4: Kaanum Pongal; The festival is celebrated four days from the last day of the Tamil month Margazhi to the third day of the Tamil month Thai (Pausha ...