On 18 January 2025, the Nottingham Tamil Kuzhumam (RCN 1205049) – NTK orchestrated a spectacular Pongal ( harvest ) festival at Cotgrave Social Welfare Centre, bringing together over 75 families in a ...

the Pongal Test never happened. Prior to 1988, the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium hosted a festival game each in 1967, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, and 1985. Some fabulous numbers and results ...

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 ...

This year’s festival, themed “Pongal Perpaduan” (Unity in Pongal), brought Malaysians together to honour gratitude, tradition, and community spirit, celebrating harmony in diversity.

As many as 19 children who went missing in the crowds that had gathered at the beaches of Chennai on Kaanum Pongal day on Thursday (January 16, 2025) were traced and reunited with their parents by ...

In contrast, Annur residents celebrated the day differently by organizing traditional games such as ‘kolam' competitions and ‘uriyadi' (pot-breaking contests for men) at Kempanaickenpalayam.

The players participated in games like uriyadi—where blindfolded players attempt to break a pot that is hung from a height—and tug of war. Nothing like a little healthy competition to liven things up.

MADURAI/TIRUCHY/SIVAGANGA/PUDUKKOTTAI: Seven people – six spectators and a bull owner – and two bulls died at jallikattu and manjuvirattu events held across TN on ...

Happy Mattu Pongal 2025 Wishes, Greetings, Messages, Quotes, Photos: The celebrations are filled with traditional music, dances, and delicious food, with Pongal (a sweet rice dish) being the ...