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Tamil harvest festival celebration, 1989

A rich pudding incorporating the first rice of the season is prepared as part of the traditional Tamil harvest festival celebration. Here children of the Wellington Tamil community, which includes Sri Lankan, Indian, Malaysian and South African Tamils, look on as the pudding overflows its pot, a sign of prosperity.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1989/0177/3
Photograph by John Nicholson

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick. 'Sri Lankans', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sri-lankans/2/2/3