Largest Sculpture Made Of Milk Cartons
The IAEC of Toa Payoh West CC celebrated Pongal on 4 Feb 2023, where residents had fun with traditional games and pot painting. There was even a huge ‘Pongal pot’ made of used milk cartons built by volunteers and collected from the Holy Tree Sri Balasubramaniar Temple. The pot measured 2.7m high and had a maximum diameter of 3m. Read More »
Youngest To Recall More Than 500 Digits Of Phi, Euler’s Number
Jakeb Nigel Lim Yi, 11, managed to write down 555* digits for the record: Youngest To Recall More Than 500 Digits Of Phi (Golden Ratio). At the same time, his brother Izech Nigel Lim Shun, 12, recalled 563 digits and became the Youngest To Recall More Than 500 Digits Of Euler’s Number. They were tested in their home on 26 ... Read More »
Largest Rangoli Made Of Ice-Cream Sticks
Kalamanjari was founded by Soundara Nayaki Vairavan to promote Tamil classical music. At Tekka Place on 21 Jan 2023, members of the organisation performed songs related to the works of 4 renowned Tamil scholars. In the background were the portraits of the scholars done by rangoli artists Sudhadevi and Rakshita using 26,000 ice-cream sticks. The display measured 5.8m by 4.7m. Read More »
Largest Mass Pongal Cooking
Pongal is celebrated by the Tamils to mark a bountiful harvest. The Keat Hong IAEC organised a Pongal celebration at The Arena @ Keat Hong on 15 Jan 2023. Using provided ingredients, 294 people cooked porridge in traditional pots over gas stoves. Participants got to bring home the pots and stoves after the event. Read More »
Largest Rangoli Made Of Vegetables
Over 200 migrant workers and domestic workers gathered at Indian Heritage Centre’s Pongal Open House on 15 Jan 2023 to set a rangoli record. Made of vegetables, rice and dhal, the display measured 6m by 5m. The foodstuff was distributed to participants at the end of the event. The rangoli was led by renowned artist Vijaya Mohan. Read More »
