Sri Lanka’s Embassy in Kuwait hosted a Thai Pongal celebration recently. The festival brought together over 400 attendees, including Sri Lankan ...

The Thai Pongal festival, traditionally celebrated to express gratitude to the Sun God for a bountiful harvest and to honor the contributions of cattle and livestock, featured religious rituals, ...

Residents, councillors, and community representatives gathered on Sunday, 12th January, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Harrow’s Thai Pongal Festival at Harrow Arts Centre. The event included ...

The four-day festival includes Bhogi, a day of cleansing; Thai Pongal, the main thanksgiving celebration; Mattu Pongal, honoring cattle; and Kaanum Pongal, a time for visiting loved ones.

During the celebrations in Hindu temples and Christian churches, school material was handed out to 175 pupils from the disadvantaged Malaiyaha community. The initiative, by the Voice of Plantation ...

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris celebrated Thai Pongal on 14 th January 2013 with the participation of its staff and members of the Sri Lankan diaspora. The Embassy premises were decorated according ...

Kaanum Pongal marks the end of the Pongal celebrations. The word ‘kaanum’ in Tamil means ‘to visit’ and so on the day of Kaanum Pongal families hold reunions. There is also a tradition of presenting ...

Marking the Tamil month of Thai, it honours the Sun God and features four days of unique ritualsBhogi Pongal, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and Kaanum Pongal. Victory Venkatesh’s Sankranthiki ...

Surya Pongal marks the first day of the auspicious Thai month. On this day ... not just in homes but also in offices. People make 'kolam' in the front doorway of their homes and offices.

Happy Thai Pongal 2025 Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Photos, Images: Thai Pongal, a harvest festival celebrated with great enthusiasm in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide, marks the ...

(250114) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 14, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People light oil lamps in a temple during the festival of Thai Pongal in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 14, 2025. People celebrate Thai Pongal during the ...