Pongal, the much-loved harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is more than just cooking sweet Pongal and offering thanks to the Sun God. It is also about bringing the spirit of abundance, gratitude, and ...

New Delhi: Pongal, the vibrant Tamil harvest festival celebrated with immense fervour across South India, marks the joyous onset of the Tamil month Thai. Falling around mid-January, it honours the sun ...

TIRUCHY: With intermittent rain lashing Tiruchy district for the past four days, the festive buzz ahead of Pongal has been significantly muted, affecting sales of Senkarumbu (chewing sugarcane), ...

It is Pongal, and what comes to mind first? The earthen pot brimming with rice, stalks of sugarcane leaning against doorways, and uriyadi competitions on sunlit streets? Pongal is often remembered as ...