New Delhi: Pongal, the vibrant Tamil harvest festival celebrated with immense fervour across South India, marks the joyous onset of the Tamil month Thai. Falling around mid-January, it honours the sun ...

Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is celebrated with joy and tradition. This year, the auspicious Tamil festival will be observed from Tuesday, January 14, and will continue until Friday, ...

Pongal mornings have a certain magic. The sun shows up right on cue, coffee smells stronger than usual, and there’s a quiet competition between neighbours over who woke up earliest to draw the kolam.

Kaanum Pongal Kolam designs add colour and meaning to the final day of the Pongal festival. Here are the ideas for traditional rangoli patterns and kolam designs to decorate your home.

‘Pongal’ means ‘ever-flowing’, signifying the giving of thanks to nature and the sun for providing fruitful and limitless produce. This week, Hindus in Malaysia will celebrate Pongal, the harvest ...