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 ...

As many as 19 children who went missing in the crowds that had gathered at the beaches of Chennai on Kaanum Pongal day on ...

CHENNAI: Marina beach, one of the city’s most popular destinations for Kaanum Pongal, remained largely crowd-free on Thursday ...

Today is Kaanum Pongal, Bommala Nomu, Mukkanuma, Uzhavar Thirunal. Date: Today is January 16, 2025, Thursday. As per the Indian national calendar, today is Pausa 17, of Sakasamvat 1946 (Krodhi).

Staten Island's Tamil community celebrated the 10th annual Harvest Festival with traditional Pongal rituals, cultural ...

These were mostly spectators and a bull owner who died at Jallikattu and Manjuvirattu events held across Tamil Nadu on Kaanum ...

Seven persons, mostly spectators and a bull owner, died in the jallikattu and manjuvirattu events held across Tamil Nadu on ...

The popular Alanganallur jallikattu is the grand finale of the three-day bull taming sport held in Madurai and certain other parts of Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal festival. Both the bulls and ...

Two bulls, including one bull at the event in Pudukkottai and another bull at the Siravayal manjuvirattu in Sivaganga, also ...