Pongal Holidays for Tamil Nadu: Holidays for five days have been announced for all schools, colleges and government offices in Tamil Nadu by the state government in celebration of Pongal 2025.

Pongal, Tamil Nadu's harvest festival, is a vibrant celebration of gratitude to nature, particularly the Sun God, for a bountiful harvest. Marked by rituals, delicious feasts, and cultural ...

The first part of the event was a meal, which was prepared the same way it is in Tamil Nadu, Ventakrishnan said. Pongal translates to “overflowing pot” and is the name of the rice dish that is ...

Tamil Nadu Ration Shop Employees Union general secretary P Dineshkumar said, “During the Pongal festival, Tamil Nadu Cooperative Department had announced the sale of grocery packages under three ...

Powerloom weavers in Erode fear reduced orders for Pongal 2026 due to delay in procurement of free dhotis and saris.

This festival takes place during Mattu Pongal, the second day of the four-day Pongal festival, honoring cattle, which are vital for agriculture and rural livelihoods in Tamil Nadu. (PTI photo) ...

Tamil Nadu Backward Classes and Welfare Minister Siva V. Meyyanathan inaugurated the Jallikattu festival at the Muthumariamma ...

Tamil Nadu, lying in the Southern most part of the ... festivals that attracts people from all across the country is the Pongal festival that happens from January 13 till January 16.

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 ...

TIRUCHY: People from four villages in Anthanallur block in Tiruchy district abstained from receiving the Pongal special gift hamper of the government as part of the ongoing opposition against the ...

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the State government to ensure that no publicity material relating to any party is either displayed in ration shops or given along with Pongal gift hampers ...