Gathering in gratitude for nature’s bounty


The more the merrier: Zarina (right) watching the boiling of the milk together with neighbours and friends including Jitendra (back in red) and Sethupandian (beside him) at her home in Taman Gottlieb, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: For Muslim convert Zarina Abdullah, Ponggal (Harvest Festival) is a time for celebration with various communities.

“I never miss this festival every year as it has a universal theme of thanking Mother Nature for the abundance it gives us, and I share this with all my friends,” said the 62-year-old housewife and social activist yesterday.

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