About Pongal Festival

Pongal is a four-day harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and other countries with significant Tamil populations.

• Pongal is celebrated to mark the beginning of the Tamil New Year and to express gratitude for the bounty of nature.
• The festival is also celebrated to commemorate the blessings of Lord Indra, the king of gods, who is said to have blessed the Tamil people with prosperity and good harvest.
• Pongal is a time for family reunions, social gatherings, and traditional games and sports.
• The festival is also marked by the traditional Pongal festival food, which includes dishes such as pongal, paruppu, and vada.