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Here’s a question that’ll make you pause mid-sip of your filter coffee: when someone says “Pongal,” what comes to mind first? The sweet, ghee-drenched rice dish that melts in your mouth, or the four-day harvest festival that lights up Tamil Nadu every January? And more importantly, which one actually came first? It’s the classic chicken-and-egg…
The Tamil festival of Pongal will be celebrated on January 15 (Thursday), followed by Thiruvalluvar Day on January 16 (Friday). Farmers’ Day will then be observed on January 17 (Saturday). To enable people to celebrate Pongal with joy, the Tamil Nadu government is providing ration card holders with one kilogram of sugar, one kilogram of…
The Tamil Nadu government has announced that Rs 3,000 in cash will be provided along with the Pongal gift package. However, Opposition leader Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) and several other parties have demanded that the amount be increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000. Last year, the Pongal gift package attracted widespread criticism as it did…
On the occasion of the Pongal festival, ration shops across Tamil Nadu will be distributing Pongal gift packages to all eligible ration card holders. Opposition leader and former chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami has called on the state government to include Rs 5,000 in cash with the package, saying it would help people celebrate the festival…
Mahakumbh Mela, Makar Sankranti, Pongal 2025 Live Updates: The first ‘Amrit Snan’ has begun today in Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, which celebrates the Sun’s entrance into the astrological sign of Makara. The Maha Kumbh Mela, considered one of the largest religious gatherings, began yesterday in Prayagraj, with a…