Pongal holds a special place. Like most harvest festivals across India, Pongal coincides with the beginning of the six-month northward journey of the sun. The festival is celebrated on the first day ...

Tamil Hindu devotees and priests in Colombo prepared a traditional rice dish known as 'Pongal' on Tuesday in celebration of the Thai Pongal Hindu festival. The Thai Pongal festival, celebrated by ...

Staten Island's Tamil community celebrated the 10th annual Harvest Festival with traditional Pongal rituals, cultural ...

The festival begins by offering prayers to Sun God or Surya Narayana followed by the preparation of a special Pongal dish on the day of ‘Thai Pongal’. Happy Pongal (Image credits : Pongal ) As ...