January 26, 2024
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Seylan Bank, the bank with a heart, celebrated the Thai Pongal festival, ‘Seylan Suriya Pongal,’ at Seylan Tower on January 16, 2024.     Employees, Customers, and Executives participated in traditional Pongal Customs, such as boiling newly harvested rice to make the traditional Sweet Pongal, offering prayers to the sun in gratitude for the harvest, […]

February 21, 2023
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  Pelwatte Dairy, one of Sri Lanka’s leading local dairy brands, recently concluded the Thai Pongal festival celebrations by assisting the Tamil farming community.  As it is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Tamil community, Pelwatte Dairy, has continuously celebrated with these farmers to build and maintain strong and meaningful relationships. This […]

January 19, 2023
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      19th January 2023, Colombo:  Eric Rajapakse Opticians, Sri Lanka’s leading eyecare specialist with over 100 years of expertise, is offering free eye checkups and special discounts on spectacle frames & sunglasses this Thai Pongal, celebrating the joy and abundance of the season’s first harvest. With roots dating back over 2,000 years, the […]

January 19, 2022
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      SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT and Telecommunication Service Provider, celebrated Thai Pongal at the District General Hospital -Vavuniya this year, joining in the festive rituals and making a worthy donation. Thai Pongal commemorates nature’s bountiful harvest and new beginnings. Celebrating this special festival, sharing fellowship and goodwill, SLT-MOBITEL officials participated in the Thai […]

January 20, 2021
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Supports Families in Need with Dry Rations January 13, 2021 – SLT-MOBITEL, the national ICT solutions provider, celebrated the Thai Pongal festival on the 13th of January 2021 at the Talawakelle – Great Western Sri Muthu Mari Amman Temple, with a special donation of dry rations to 200 families in Talawakelle. The initiative, a part […]

January 14, 2021
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Supports Families in Need with Dry Rations January 13, 2021 – SLT-MOBITEL, the national ICT solutions provider, celebrated the Thai Pongal festival on the 13th of January 2021 at the Talawakelle – Great Western Sri Muthu Mari Amman Temple, with a special donation of dry rations to 200 families in Talawakelle. The initiative, a part […]


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