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| Amazed: Visitors admiring the pot during the Ponggal celebration at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur. |
The pot, which has a volume of 18,500 litres and weighs 700kg, entered the Malaysia Book Of Records as the largest pot used for Ponggal.
Onlookers, who were amused and amazed by the large pot, were seen taking photographs of it.
The pot was powered by several gas tanks and the milk inside had to be constantly stirred by two men.
Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, who attended the Ponggal celebration at Batu Caves last night, took the opportunity to add milk to the pot to mark the momentous occasion.
“I've never seen a bigger milk pot in my life. I was told by Malaysia Book Of Records founder (Datuk Danny Ooi) that this pot, together with its stainless steel heating, is 2.7m in diameter, making it the world's largest area to boil milk,” he said at the event last night.
He urged Malaysians to love the country for what it was and ignore what critics might say about the nation.
“Let us regard the Ponggal celebration as a sign that we are united. The ministry will always support the community in making this festival a success,” he said.
Sri Maha Mariamman Devasathanam temple committee chairman Datuk R. Nadarajah said he wanted to celebrate the festival with a large pot as a way of encouraging people to participate in cultural celebrations such as Ponggal.
“Our intention is to promote the arts and culture of the Tamil community,” he said.
On another matter, Dr Rais said the ministry was working towards having Batu Caves gazetted as a world heritage site by the United Nations by 2015.
(Source: The Star Online)
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