Pongal

Whether you’re savouring til laddoos in Gujarat, gajar ka halwa in Punjab, or Matla undhiyu in Gujarat, the culinary traditions of India’s harvest festivals offer something for everyone. This year, embrace the season’s bounty with dishes that warm your heart and nourish your body, just as these festivals were meant to do.

Ajith Kumar starrer Good Bad Ugly is likely to postpone Pongal 2025 release, Know why

Ajith Kumar’s highly anticipated film Good Bad Ugly, directed by Adhik Ravichandran, has encountered a potential delay in its theatrical release, initially slated for Pongal 2025. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the action-comedy film was expected to make waves in Tamil cinema. However, recent updates have raised speculations about the film not meeting its scheduled release date due to pending production work.

Happy Pongal 2024: Know significance and celebrations of this 4-day festival

Pongal 2024: For the people of Tamil Nadu, Pongal is an important festival. Rice, turmeric, and sugarcane are among the crops harvested during this season.

Tamil Nadu minister serves Pongal to mark harvest festival in Davos. Watch

To celebrate the harvest festival of Thai Pongal, Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce TRB Rajaa served up Pongal, a sweet dish, in Davos.

Happy Pongal 2024: Best quotes, wishes, greetings and messages to share with your loved ones

This year, Pongal celebrations will begin on January 15. Pongal is celebrated on the Panchami Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Magha, as per Hindu Calendar.

Pongal 2024: Bhogi Pongal to Kaanum Pongal, all you need to know about 4-day celebration

Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Pongal in southern states, especially in Tamil Nadu. Homes come alive with cheerful kolams, showcasing traditional harvest designs and signaling the upcoming festivities.

Happy Pongal 2024: Wishes and messages to share with friends and family

Happy Pongal 2024: Pongal is celebrated each year in mid-January, marking the end of winter and the start of the harvest season.

Fact-check: This video of foreigners eating with hands on banana leaf is not from UK PM's Pongal feast

Waterloo politicians, Regional Chair City Mayors, councilors and police officers were part of the Pongal feast and not UK PMO staff.

Happy Pongal 2023: Wishes, quotes and WhatsApp messages to send family, friends

Pongal Wishes 2023: Kolam artworks and sweet dishes mark the four-day harvest festival celebrated by Tamil communities. The word "Pongal" means "to boil" or "overflow", a reference to the traditional dish of rice boiled in milk sweetened with jaggery.

Days before Pongal, Madras HC asks judicial officers to not receive gifts

The court’s registry had been made aware that some judicial officers were accepting gifts from ‘third parties’ during festive seasons, according to a circular issued on January 11

Anand Mahindra wants to wish Indians on ‘each and every’ harvest festival. Seeks Twitter’s help

Anand Mahindra tweeted a map showing the different names by which various states mark Makar Sankranti, but said even that does not fully represent the diverse festivities in India.

Happy Pongal 2022: Date, history and significance of the festival

Pongal: The festival is dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya and marks the end of the winter solstice and his journey north.

With elections due, political parties fight it out to celebrate Pongal in Tamil Nadu

Surprised by the AIADMK’s deft use of Pongal festival, the DMK is caught in a bind as it cannot oppose both the moves which have found good support among the people

Quick Take | A lesson for political parties in AIADMK’s Pongal sop opera

Political parties need to ask themselves if they are morally on the right side when they entice voters with ‘welfare schemes’. The electorate needs to ask itself if it has no compunctions in falling for such promises.