Pongal 2025 starts on January 14, marking the harvest festival's four joyous days. Learn about its dates, history, significance, and customs for each day.

Pongal, a vibrant harvest festival celebrated primarily in South India, is a time of joy, gratitude, and renewal. It marks the beginning of the Tamil month of Thai and falls in mid-January each year.

Garnish the pongal with the roasted cashew nuts and raisins. Wash rice and moong dal in cold water. Boil water in a pan and add the rice and dal. Once it cooks, add in the grated jaggery.

Pongal is celebrated with immense joy, gratitude, and colourful traditions over four days. Families come together to thank nature, the sun, and farm animals for a bountiful harvest. The festival ...

Pongal, the cherished harvest festival, is a time of gratitude, abundance, and joy. Celebrated with family and friends, this festival marks the importance of hard work, prosperity, and the ...

The second day of the Pongal festival, Surya Pongal, often referred to as Thai Pongal, holds the greatest importance among the festivities. This day is set aside for the veneration of the Sun God ...

The Jallikattu sport, which is believed to be more than 2,000 years old, is extremely popular in Tamil Nadu during the three-day Pongal harvest festival in January in which hundreds of bull ...

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 ...

Observed over four days, Pongal reflects gratitude towards nature, a joyous appreciation of the harvest, and a prayer for a bountiful future. As we step into 2025, let’s make this festival even ...

Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is a time to celebrate the year’s agricultural produce and the hard work of farmers in bringing it to the table. What better way to celebrate than by ...

Each day of the festival will be dedicated to unique rituals and traditions that speak of the richness of the region's culture. Pongal marks the end of winter and the onset of harvest. It ...