Sugarcane and Panangilangu begins arriving in Sivakasi |
11-01-2014 11th January 2014 - Pavala Rajesh Kumar Jeyabalan Sugarcane and Panangilangu begins arriving in Sivakasi As the Pongal Festival is nearing, truckloads of sugarcane and Panangilangu begin arriving in Sivakasi town for last two days. Pongal Festival is considered incomplete without these juicy canes. The edible black sugarcane variety, a must at every household celebrating the Pongal festival, was sold at Rs.350 /- a bunch (15 canes) one piece of sugarcane cost Rs.40/-, near Sivan Kovil, the main wholesale market in Sivakasi. Turmeric and ginger plants, which are other essential crops for the festival, will also arrive on 13th January 2014, Monday. Sugarcane to turn expensive this Pongal also. |