Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu. It is celebrated in the Thai month, which usually falls between January and February. This four-day festival is done after a good harvest of crops such as rice, turmeric, or sugar, to show their appreciation and devotion to the Sun God.

Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of South India, mainly of Tamil Nadu. Pongal falls in the mid-January every year and marks the auspicious beginning of Uttarayan - sun's journey northwards. Pongal festival lasts for four days. This four days long festival of Tamil Nadu is celebrated for showing gratitude to nature.

Pongal is a harvest festival in Tamil Nadu. It is celebrated during the first day of the Tamil month Thai. Also called as Thai pongal, it is celebrated for 4 days, usually falls berween 13th and 16th January in Gregorian calendar.

Pongal, a harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, signals a time for new beginnings. It marks the end of a cold winter and signals the start of the sun’s six-month journey towards the North. On this auspicious day, the Sun is worshipped as the life force behind all creation.

In Tamil, Pongu means ‘to boil over' and it is from this term that Pongal was derived. A sweet dish - Pongal - which is a mixture of new rice, along with milk, jaggery, and cardamom is prepared in a pot during these festive days. The overflow of the milk is seen as a symbol of prosperity and abundance.