Sankranthi
Seattle Tamil Sangam Celebrates Pongal
Bellevue, Feb 10th, 2008 - 460 participants, 130 children, 15 programs, delicious food, and tremendous enthusiasm among participants and audience marked Seattle Tamil Sangam's Pongal 2008 program. The program offered a variety of cultural events including dances, songs, and presentations by various participants. Deepa Balasubramanian, an organizer of the event said, "in the last few years we used to have 50-60 people in the program, but this year we saw the number grow to 460+ and the tickets were sold one week early.
Sankranthi - The Festival of Sun and Celebration of Knowledge
Sankranti marks Sun's journey to the Northern Hemisphere. The winter season ceases and spring season starts. Our bodies will have a chemical reaction with the sun rays and we become healthy. Many people pray to Sun during this time of the year. I would like to share an article that I recently read. Surya, the Sun, is considered as the only visible form of God that can be seen every day.