{"id":14477,"date":"2019-01-11T16:20:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=14477"},"modified":"2019-01-11T16:20:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:20:14","slug":"pongal-fete-gets-all-its-rustic-charm-at-dr-mgr-janaki-college-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=14477","title":{"rendered":"Pongal fete gets all its rustic charm at Dr. MGR-Janaki College for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14478\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14478\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Celebrations\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Faceinews-Logo-Copy.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7654\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7654\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Faceinews-Logo-Copy.png\" alt=\"Faceinews Logo - Copy\" width=\"173\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chennai, Jan. 2019, Excitement and mirth was around as students of Dr. MGR-Janaki College for Women in traditional attire celebrated Pongal in the institution\u2019s campus today (10th Jan 2019). It was amazing to watch bustling activities happen in a village setting recreated specially for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14479\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14479\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Celebrations-1\" width=\"1064\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-1.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-1-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pongal-Celebrations-1-1024x666.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 2000 students wearing traditional Half Sari \/ Silk Sari added perfect color to the celebrations. There were shops entirely set up and managed by students. They played vendors and sold Bangles &amp; Balloons, Sugarcane Juice, Butter Milk, Tender Coconuts and Cotton Candy and more. Scenes of Parrot fortune-telling, porridge vending, Bhajji and Sundal stalls brought alive the beauty of village sandhai.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Karagattam-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14480\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14480\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Karagattam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Karagattam-1\" width=\"1152\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Karagattam-1.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Karagattam-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Karagattam-1-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Karagattam-1-1024x637.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kolaattam, Kummiyattam, Garagattam and Oyilaatam folk dances by students made onlookers tap their feet to the beat. Students\u2019 harmonic chorus of \u2018Pongalo\u2026 Pongal\u2019 ripped the air when the Pongal came to a boil, the main dish offered to god as thanksgiving for good crop and harvest. With this the festivity came to a close.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Neruppu-Silambattam.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14481\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14481\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Neruppu-Silambattam.jpg\" alt=\"Neruppu Silambattam\" width=\"1125\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Neruppu-Silambattam.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Neruppu-Silambattam-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Neruppu-Silambattam-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Neruppu-Silambattam-1024x612.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this fast-changing world, it is important for us to preserve our tradition and values. Celebrations like this will help younger generation realize the richness of our culture and pass on it the next generation. Towards this effect, our college is regularly organizing culturally rich events,\u201d said Mrs. Latha Rajendran, Secretary, Dr. MGR-Janaki College for Women.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Thappattam-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14482\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14482\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Thappattam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thappattam-1\" width=\"1031\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Thappattam-1.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Thappattam-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Thappattam-1-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Thappattam-1-1024x635.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai, Jan. 2019, Excitement and mirth was around as students of Dr. MGR-Janaki College for Women in traditional attire celebrated Pongal in the institution\u2019s campus today (10th Jan 2019). It was amazing to watch bustling activities happen in a village setting recreated specially for the occasion. 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