On 18 January 2025, the Nottingham Tamil Kuzhumam (RCN 1205049) – NTK orchestrated a spectacular Pongal ( harvest ) festival at Cotgrave Social Welfare Centre, bringing together over 75 families in a ...

Padma Lakshmi shares a cooking trick for making perfect fluffy basmati rice by highlighting the importance of rinsing it thoroughly. She demonstrated the process on Instagram, emphasizing the need ...

“So what people do not realise is that the first important step to cooking basmati rice is to rinse it,” Padma Lakshmi shares. Holding up a bowl of rice, Padma Lakshmi shows the cloudy water from the ...

and rice. The harvest festival is also marked by colourful art designs, known as Kolams, made at the front main door of the house, the courtyard, and/or the altar. Kolam is a type of rangoli, a famous ...

Bhogi Muggulu (Rangoli) Muggulu are intricate floor designs made with rice flour. They are believed ... especially Śrī Lakshmi Narayana, whose favourite fruit is jujube. The festival’s ...

Ahead of the Pongal festivities, we have listed down some of the rangoli designs that you can consider to decorate your home and brighten up your festivals. Pongal is a four-day harvest festival in ...

Rangoli designs are typically made using materials such as rice flour, chalk ... their homes to welcome guests and invite the goddess Lakshmi. She represents wealth and prosperity in Hindu ...

Gurgaon: The frequent waterlogging problem on Gurgaon-Jhajjar Road near Dwarka expressway may end soon as GMDA, HSVP, and PWD are exploring the feasibility of construction of a stormwater drain at ...