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Thai Pongal Festival

Thai Pongal is a traditional harvest festival observed by all Tamils. It falls in the month of Thai in the Tamil calendar (The tenth month in the Tamil calendar) and is held to thank the Sun God, Earth, the Rain God , other natural elements and the cattle for a good harvest. ‘Pongal' literally means boiling over. Sweet Pongal rice is offered to the Sun God during the Thai Pongal festival.

  • Start date : 2022-01-14
  • End date : 2022-01-15
  • District : All Districts