Pongal Vizha – 2024
The second edition of the Thai Pongal festival at KDU “Pongal Vizha – 2024” was grandly celebrated on the 30th January 2024 at the KDU soccer grounds.
The event was graced by the presence of Chief Guest, Vice Chancellor Rear Admiral HGU Dammika Kumara, VSV, USP, psc, MMaritimePol, BSc (DS) while being welcomed along with various traditional rituals. Deputy Vice Chancellor, Brigadier DCA Wickramasinghe, USP USACGSC, Deans, Directors of Centres, Heads of the departments, senior administrative staff, senior military officers, academic staff, and students of the university attended the event in traditional attire.
“Pongal Vizha – 2024” was organised by the KDU students, and as the core part of the event it featured a variety of performances by the students of many faculties including singing and dancing. Invitees and student representatives poured a mixture of rice, lentils, and jaggery dish into the traditional clay pot set up and let the rice and milk overflow as a ceremonial manner, which is the tradition of the festival.
The chief guest, Vice Chancellor Rear Admiral HGU Dammika Kumara, VSV, USP, psc, MMaritimePol, BSc (DS), was honoured on the stage, and in his speech he praised the students for their initiatives, hard work and creativity in preparing and performing their acts; further, he encouraged them to continue their efforts and promised to celebrate “Pongal Vizha” as an annual event in future.
The students were highly commended by the audience for their tireless effort to make the event success.
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