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Celebrate Thai Pongal in style with Eric Rajapakse Opticians’ latest eyewear collection 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 Tamil community around the world celebrates this festival by boiling the first rice of the new year. It is the time when homes are spiced up and decorated, new clothes are purchased, and gifts are exchanged among friends and family as they gather together to enjoy activities such as cooking sweet “Pongal” rice, drawing intricate and colorful rice flour patterns at the entrance to their homes, etc. ...