The festival is celebrated over a period of four days with the second day being celebrated as Thai Pongal. On this day, devotees wake up early in the morning and prepare an elaborate meal.

Colombo, Sri Lanka - January 14, 2025 Tamil Hindu devotees and priests in Colombo prepared a traditional rice dish known as 'Pongal' on Tuesday in celebration of the Thai Pongal Hindu festival.

THAI PONGAL is a vibrant celebration of harvest and renewal, celebrated with distinctive customs by Tamil communities worldwide. In Sri Lanka, the festival takes on unique characteristics ...

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 ...