While Tamil communities around the world celebrate Pongal in mid‑January, marking the harvest season and offering gratitude to nature, farmers, and the Sun God, the Festival arrives late for the South ...

When you travel for Pongal, you witness gratitude in action. You see a culture that values the sun, soil, and animals.

Suba Veerapandian, president of the Social Justice Monitoring Committee of the Tamil Nadu government, on Saturday (December 20, 2025) made a strong case for including Pongal in the list of festivals ...

Across India, harvest festivals like Pongal, Magh Bihu, Uttarayan, and Sankranti celebrate the sun and agrarian bounty. Communities observe unique traditions, from wearing auspicious colors and ...

Pongal Festival School Holidays: Tamil Nadu schools will observe a three-day closure as the state celebrates Pongal and associated festivals from January 14 to 17, 2026.

Karthigai Deepam is one of the oldest Tamil festivals. It is celebrated when the Karthigai star aligns with the Pournami tithi in the Tamil month of Karthikai. Devotees light rows of oil lamps in ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Jan 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday said that the spirit of joy and prosperity associated with the Pongal festival would be multiplied many times ...

Sunthar Vykunthan and Mithusha Srikumar are about to headline a historic show at Toronto’s Massey Hall during Tamil Heritage ...