A large number of people thronged popular picnic spots in and around Tiruchi on the occasion of “Kaanum Pongal” on Thursday, the last day of the Pongal festival celebrations. Many visited ...

Thousands of people thronged tourist spots, especially Kodiveri anicut and the park at Bhavanisagar dam, to celebrate Kaanum Pongal in the district on Thursday. Right from morning, people with ...

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday flagged off the Jallikattu event at Alanganallur in Madurai district on the occasion of Kaanum Pongal. This year, 1,000 bulls and ...

The popular Alanganallur jallikattu is the grand finale of the three-day bull taming sport held in Madurai and certain other parts of Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal festival. Both the bulls and ...

Kaanum Pongal marks the end of the Pongal celebrations. The word ‘kaanum’ in Tamil means ‘to visit’ and so on the day of Kaanum Pongal families hold reunions. There is also a tradition of presenting ...

Mattu Pongal, and Kaanum Pongal. Victory Venkatesh’s Sankranthiki Vasthunnam, helmed by Anil Ravipudi, is set for a grand theatrical release on January 14, 2025, coinciding with the Pongal festival.

It is to be noted that Kaanum Pongal, also known as Kanum Pongal or Kanni Pongal, is a significant festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu as part of the four-day Pongal festivities. The festival emphasises ...

The four days of Pongal are known as Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal, Maatu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal. The name Pongal is derived from the name of a dish of the same name that is made and eaten during ...

Kaanum Pongal ... bonds and promotes unity among relatives. Kanni Pongal is celebrated for the wellbeing of unmarried women. Women offer special prayers to the Sun God for their brothers' welfare.