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 ...

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.

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 ...

Pongal Holidays for Tamil Nadu: Holidays for five days have been announced for all schools, colleges and government offices in Tamil Nadu by the state government in celebration of Pongal 2025.

This festival takes place during Mattu Pongal, the second day of the four-day Pongal festival, honoring cattle, which are vital for agriculture and rural livelihoods in Tamil Nadu. (PTI photo) ...

which is observed by the Tamil community on the second day of the three-day Pongal festival. Mattu Pongal is observed, particularly by cattle farmers, as a gesture of gratitude and appreciation for ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Members of the Cabinet through their respective social media posts, took the opportunity to wish all Hindus and Tamils in the country a Happy Pongal festival today.

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 ...