Pongal 2023: The festival of harvest will be celebrated between January 15-18. Pongal celebrations will take place with full enthusiasm in South Indian states, especially in Tamil Nadu. Those who are ...

Pongal mornings have a certain magic. The sun shows up right on cue, coffee smells stronger than usual, and there’s a quiet competition between neighbours over who woke up earliest to draw the kolam.

Pongal 2020 is a festival that marks the end of the winters and the beginning of the harvest season. Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and countries with Tamil diaspora ...

Making ornate floor art can be a celebratory act for festivals like Diwali and a meditative practice. By Anna P. Kambhampaty Every year around this time, more than a billion people worldwide celebrate ...

Pongal celebrations date back at least 2,000 years old as evidence suggests that it was celebrated even during the medieval Chola Empire days. Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu and is a form of ...

New Delhi: As Pongal 2026 approaches, the vibrant tradition of Bhogi Kolam designs sets the tone for this joyous Tamil harvest festival, marking the first day with themes of renewal and cleansing.

50+ Happy New Year Rangoli Designs 2025: The New Year is a time of fresh beginnings, and what better way to welcome 2025 than by embracing the age-old tradition of creating mesmerizing floor art?

Rangoli (kolam or muggu) patterns show highly conserved geometric shapes to those observed in nature. The fact that they may have metaphysical relevance is an interesting idea and needs to be ...

Every grain of rice sprinkled in the making of a kolam is like a prayer or a wish. Ruben Prakash knows that once Deepavali ends, the intricate patterns formed by the thousands of colourful grains will ...

Early in the morning during festivals, many Indian homes wake up to patterns forming quietly at the doorstep. White powder falls in steady lines. Dots appear first, arranged carefully. Then curved ...