How to Celebrate the Tamil New Year

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Clean your home on the eve of Puthandu.. Gather foods of the six different tastes.. Decorate the entrance to your house with kolams.

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Clean your home on the eve of Puthandu.

Step 1

Clean your home on the eve of Puthandu.

2

Gather foods of the six different tastes.

Step 2

Gather foods of the six different tastes.

3

Decorate the entrance to your house with kolams.

Step 3

Decorate the entrance to your house with kolams.

4

Take a cleansing bath on the day of.

Step 4

Take a cleansing bath on the day of.

5

Get new clothes for the festival (optional).

Step 5

Get new clothes for the festival (optional).

6

Give offerings and prayers to the gods.

Step 6

Give offerings and prayers to the gods.

7

Visit friends and go to a temple to seek blessings.

Step 7

Visit friends and go to a temple to seek blessings.

8

Have an elder member of your family read from the Panchangam.

Step 8

Have an elder member of your family read from the Panchangam.

9

Partake in a vegetarian feast.

Step 9

Partake in a vegetarian feast.

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