It is observed on the last day of the Tamil month of Margazhi during mid-January and is followed by the main Pongal festival. Bhogi is associated with cleansing, where people discard old and ...

Whether through age-old rituals or with modern twists ... “In ancient Tamil literature there is no mention of a celebration like today’s Pongal,” she says. “Marudam, the agricultural ...

Second and the third day witnesses the main celebrations. Main part of the festivities on the second day is the making of pongal, rice cooked with jaggery. Mattu Pongal, celebrated on third day ...

Pongal is the main festival celebrated in Chennai. Pongal is the harvest festival and is celebrated across five days in January. A sweet delicacy made out of rice and jaggery called pongal is ...

Mattu Pongal is observed, particularly by cattle farmers, as a gesture of gratitude and appreciation for cows (mattu) for their contributions to daily life. While it is usually celebrated in rural ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the Cabinet, through various social media posts, took the opportunity to wish all Hindus and Tamils in the country a Happy Ponggal festival. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk ...