A wave of festive cheer swept through Coimbatore on Friday as people celebrated Mattu Pongal, a key part of Tamil Nadu's most important harvest festival marking the beginning of the harvest season.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Members of Staten Island’s Tamil community marked the Hindu harvest festival of Pongal on Saturday with a cultural and spiritual program celebrating gratitude for the sun, nature ...

NAMAKKAL: A woman, Jayalakshmi, said she was threatened by DMK members in Tiruchengode in Namakkal dist after she drew a kolam featuring the Tamilaga Vettrik Kazhagam (TVK) flag as part of a Pongal ...

Tamil Nadu on Thursday erupted in festive joy as millions of people across the state celebrated 'Thai Pongal', the traditional harvest festival, with religious fervour and gaiety. The celebrations, ...

Did our AI summary help? Pongal 2026 is a time of gratitude, tradition, and togetherness, celebrated to thank the Sun God for abundance and prosperity. As families come together to prepare sweet ...

The very image of the cooking of Pongal and chanting “Pongalo Pongal” when the dish froths up and spills over the brim is self-explanatory. The ingredients showcase the bounteous nature of Mother ...

• May the overflowing Pongal pot bring wealth and health to your family. • Let the warmth of the festivities fill your heart with joy. Happy Pongal! • Wishing you a harvest of success in every field ...

Did our AI summary help? Happy Pongal 2026 marks the joyous harvest festival celebrated with gratitude, tradition, and togetherness. Observed mainly in Tamil Nadu, Pongal honours the Sun God, nature, ...

Pongal is a day full of joy and gratitude. It makes a loud arrival with kolams in the morning, sugarcane at the doorstep, and buzzing phones with “Iniya Pongal Vaazhthukkal” messages before breakfast ...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 13: Excitement and mirth was around as students of Dr. MGR-Janaki College for Women in traditional attire celebrated Pongal in the institution's campus. It was ...

South India celebrates harvest and cultural unity during Makara Sankranti & Thai Pongal. Festivals honor nature, farmers, and cattle with eco-friendly practices. Traditions blend food, rangoli, and ...

“Today, Tamil communities across the province and around the world join friends and family to welcome Thai Pongal, a festival that marks the end of the harvest season and beginning of the Tamil ...