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“Since my childhood, we have been meeting up with cousins and extended relatives on the day of Kaanum Pongal. Coimbatore: Parks and malls in the city drew a large crowd as the residents ventured outside their houses to celebrate Kaanum Pongal, the last day of the three-day Pongal festival, on Thursday. Now we visit VOC Park,” said R Ramani, a homemaker from Sai Baba Colony.Residents said Kaanum Pongal provided an occasion to round-off their festive revelries of nearly a week-long Pongal holiday, before returning to work or schools and colleges. Residents also visited recreation spots such as VOC Park and Brookefields Mall in the city.People, who visited these spots along with their family and friends, said this was an occasion to meet and catch up. It was also a day when the city folk visited their relatives and friends to bond with them.Kovai Kuttralam waterfall near the city, which was already teeming with people throughout the holidays, saw an increase in footfall on the occasion of Kaanum Pongal..