It all started with a simple kolam (rangoli). On December 29, seven youngsters, mostly girls, assembled on the popular Besant Nagar Beach in Chennai and started to draw rangoli designs on the road.

Tiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 5 (ANI): People from Kamala Harris's ancestral village 'Thulasendrapuram' in Tiruvarur district created kolam designs, a tradition in Tamil culture, to express ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

New Delhi: As the vibrant Pongal festivities light up Tamil Nadu in January 2026, Mattu Pongal on 15 January steals the spotlight, honouring the tireless cattle that power agriculture. Home entrances ...

The winter festive season is now beginning and it is time to celebrate. Starting the festive season with Pongal which is a harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu for four days. It is one of the ...

Pongal is the thanksgiving for the year's harvest. Celebrated in South Indian states, Pongal marks the beginning of the harvest season. The four-days festival is celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm in ...

New Delhi: Kaanum Pongal is the final day of the Pongal festival and is observed with gratitude, togetherness and celebration. Homes are decorated with kolam and rangoli designs that reflect the ...

The four-day harvest festival is observed by Tamil and Telugu community as a thanksgiving to the harvest. Since southern India is also largely based on agriculture, Pongal conveniently becomes a very ...