Indian student group hosts first Sankranti festival
Members taste pongal, create beautiful rangoli — and answer trivia questions
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Members of the Association of Indian Students at USC gathered Jan. 16 to celebrate the group’ first Sankranti festival.
The event, held at the University Religious Center, included:
- A pongal competition, with both sweet and spicy versions of the rice dish being judged.
- A rangoli compeition, in which teams of up to four creative the decorative patterns using powder of various colors.
- A sankranti know-it-all compeition, trivia relating to Sankranti.
Sankranti marks the movement of the sun from one zodiac to another.
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