YTC, K.S. Raja Arts and Science College for Women, Chellapperatti, Gingee, Villupuram

Event Name : Pongal celebration

Posted On : 01 Feb 2024

Description :-

Indiatourism Chennai, Southern Regional Office in collaboration with Yuva Tourism Club of K.S. Raja Arts and Science College for Women, Chellapperatti, Gingee Taluk, Villupuram District organized the Grand Pongal Festival 2024 and National Youth Day celebrations on 12th January 2024 in the college premises. Around 400 students and faculties were present in this event. As part of the Pongal Festival and National Youth Day celebrations, Competitions like Elocution, Essay Writing, Poetry, Drawing on the topics Role of Agriculture, Speciality of different states Harvesting Festival, My Favourite Tourist Place, Tamilar Thirunal, Sustainable Agriculture, Tourism, Pongal that rules the world and Tamil Art and Culture were conducted. Also, miniature ideals of India Gate, Mamallapuram Beach Temple, Thanjavur Big Temple, Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Gingee Fort, Kanyakumari Thiruvalluvar Statue, Aurovile etc. were displayed. In addition to that an ancient coins collections were displayed. Traditional Folk dances (Mayilattam, Oyilattam, Garagattam, Kummi Adithal and Silambattam) and Traditional Games (Uri Adithal and Kayiru Izhutthal) were performed during the Pongal Celebration. The main objective of the event is to make the students to know about the Traditional & Cultural values Pongal Festival and Cultural Tourism.