Pongal 2023: The important South Indian festival of Pongal will be celebrated from January 15 to January 18 this year. Here is all you want to know about the four days of the traditional harvest ...

Know about the four-day Pongal 2025 festival celebrating gratitude, traditions, and harvest joy. Dive into Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and Kaanum Pongal!

Vandalur zoo recorded 43,431 visitors on Kaanum Pongal day. Last year on the day, the zoo received 37,880 visitors, said zoo deputy director Sudha Ramen.

But on Kaanum Pongal, we sell twenty fold what we sell usually,” says Ramachandran, owner of a fried fish stall on Besant Nagar’s Elliot’s beach. “That’s why I have stocked up on fresh fish.

In fact, the Elliot’s Beach was still littered with garbage washed ashore by cyclone Thane. This mess, combined with the massive amounts of Kaanum Pongal wastes made the beach a truly hideous sight.

Kaanum Pongal (Day 4) Family Gathering: The final day of the festival, Kaanum Pongal is a day for families to come together. Sisters often pray for the well-being and prosperity of their brothers.

The harvest festival of Pongal was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour in Puducherry on Sunday. The streets were decked up with kolam and people decorated their homes with mango leaves ...