COIMBATORE: Employees of ration shops have expressed dissatisfaction over the cooperative society officials’ instruction that ...

According to Tamil Nadu Tourism, people discard their old materials and replace them with new items on Bhogi day. Sun God is worshipped on Thai or Surya Pongal day. Kolams, or decorative patterns ...

Tamil Nadu Handloom Minister R. Gandhi has strongly refuted the allegations made by BJP State President K. Annamalai ...

Each day of Pongal has unique significance: Bhogi Pongal is for discarding old items and welcoming new beginnings. Thai Pongal honours the Sun God with offerings of sweet Pongal. Mattu Pongal ...

Each day of Pongal has unique significance: Bhogi Pongal is for discarding old items and welcoming new beginnings. Thai Pongal honours the Sun God with offerings of sweet "Pongal.” Mattu Pongal ...

Though Pongal was celebrated on Jan 14 this year with the last day on Thursday, the church traditionally celebrates it on Sunday to allow for better community participation. Father Dominic encouraged ...

Thai Pongal is a three to four day festival ... clean their houses from top to bottom and collect all the unwanted items of goods which make the places untidy. In the evening, they light bonfires ...

Pongal is a harvest festival that is celebrated in Tamil Nadu. This festival is similar to Makar Sankranti that is celebrated in the northern states. It is a four-day festival that is dedicated to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s Tamil community came together to celebrate the 10th annual Harvest Festival, also known as the Traditional Pongal. Organized by the Staten Island Tamil ...

Chewing on sugar cane, digging into delicious sweet pongal, and catching a Test at Chepauk were all part of January festivities in the Madras of yore. The Pongal Test was very much part of the ...

Chiranjeevi celebrated Pongal with Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at Union Minister G Kishan Reddy's home in Delhi. Sharing photographs, Modi wrote, 'Attended Sankranti and Pongal celebrations at ...

These seasonal joys are just what Staten Island’s Tamil community will be celebrating this week with their annual Hindu harvest festival called Thai Pongal. “May this Thai Pongal bring you joy ...