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KUALA LUMPAR, MALAYSIA, January 14, 2004: The Hindu community has been celebrating Thai Pongal, also known as the Harvest festival, for over 5,000 years. Festival popularity has resulted in business for those catering to the festival. Traders sell milk, cashew nuts, raisins and honey to devotees who prepare to give thanks to the Sun for a good harvest. The tradition centers around a pot full of milk that is brought first to a boil and after it boils over, rice, cashew nuts, raisins and honey will be added to the pot. The article says, “Sugar cane, symbolizing prosperity in life, is usually placed at the house entrance while flowers and sweets like laddu and halwa will be used as offerings for the Gods.” At least 500 devotees attend the annual event at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple at Jalan Tun H.S. Lee. This year the milk boiling celebration started at 6 a.m. Many other families celebrated the festival at home.

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