The festival gets its name from the special dish ... Bhogi Pongal is for discarding old items and welcoming new beginnings. Thai Pongal honours the Sun God with offerings of sweet "Pongal.” ...

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 ...

The Thai Pongal festival was celebrated today with the staff of the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital. The event took place on the hospital premises under the patronage of the Hospital Director ...

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 is traditionally a four-day festival that begins on the first day of the Tamil calendar year, the month of Thai, which is roughly Jan. 15. Events like Pongal are important to bring members ...

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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.

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 ... surrounded by loved ones… Let the Thai Pongal festivities flow. Let us express our ...