Pongal, Tamil Nadu's harvest festival, is a vibrant celebration of gratitude to nature, particularly the Sun God, for a bountiful harvest. Marked by rituals, delicious feasts, and cultural ...

A great way to enjoy this vegetarian lentil curry not only on Pongal (A Tamil harvest festival), but also on those special days when you crave for some simple comfort food. Though this is a special ...

Pongal is also known as Thai Pongal as it marks the beginning of the Tamil month Thai. The day is considered auspicious and is celebrated with much enthusiasm. Mrs. Remadevi Dhanasekar explains ...

MINNETONKA – Colorful dancers twirled and dipped on the stage at Hopkins High School while the halls filled with the language of Tamil on Saturday, Jan. 18, for the Pongal Harvest Festival.

“Padumeen” Sriskandarajah, a leading poet and a Tamil writer in Melbourne, explains and quotes Sangam literature which recorded Pongal festival in ancient days. Produced by RaySel. Listen to ...

The film "Madha Gaja Raja," directed by Sundar C and starring Vishal, was released after 12 years during the recent Pongal ...

Marking the beginning of the Sun’s northward shift called Uttarayan, Pongal falls in mid-January every year. The festival is celebrated over a period of four days with the second day being ...

Pongal is the main festival celebrated in Chennai. Pongal is the harvest festival and is celebrated across five days in January. A sweet delicacy made out of rice and jaggery called pongal is ...

Tamil cinema's superstar Nayanthara and filmmaker Vignesh Shivan celebrated Pongal with a spiritual visit to Kodambakkam Ayyappan Temple in Chennai. They donned traditional attire and shared ...

In addition to the holidays designated by the Reserve Bank of India, Tamil Nadu celebrates festivals such as Pongal, Tamil New Year, and Deepavali. On these significant occasions, banks will be ...