Bollywood celebrities on Thursday took to their social media handles to extend virtual wishes and greetings for their friends, family and fans on the festive occasions of Makar Sankranti and Pongal.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday participated in Pongal celebrations here and made a surprise visit to the house of a functionary of the organisation where he recited a couplet from Tamil classic Tirukkural.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday warned "those who run rough shod" over Tamil culture.
People celebrated harvest festivals, in various parts of the country under different names -- Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bihu, Uttarayan and Paush Parva across various states on Thursday.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat visited and offered prayers Sri Kadumbadi Chinnamman Temple in Ponniammanmedu on Jan 14.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Tamil Nadu on Thursday, the Pongal day and witness a bull taming event, 'Jallikattu,' the party's state president K S Alagiri earlier said.
Bulls were inspected by veterinarians in Madurai for the upcoming Jallikattu competition.
Superstar Rajinikanth's new film "Annaatthe" will release on Pongal 2021, it has been confirmed. The film's official announcement came on the verified Twitter handle of the film's producers, Sun Pictures.
More than 20 bull tamers were injured during 'jallikattu' events on Thursday with the popular bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu being conducted at Palamedu here and Suriyur in Tiruchirappalli district as part of Pongal harvest festivities.
In Pictures: India celebrating its traditional harvest festival of Bihu, Pongal, Makar Sakranti across different states of the country.
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Pongal is a four-day festival, celebrated mainly in South Indian states.
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Here are five delectable Pongal treats, which will satiate your taste buds.
Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu to mark the first harvest of the year.
Following last year’s state-wide protests to ban Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, the event is being organised in Madurai today on the occasion of Pongal.
AIADMK general secretary Sasikala today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promulgate an ordinance for the conduct of Jallikattu, the controversial bull-taming sport celebrated around the festival of Pongal every year in Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi: Pongal is a harvest festival equivalent to a thanksgiving event celebrated by Tamilians across the world.Tamillians prepare savories and sweets such as sarakari pongal, vadai, murrukku, payasam, visit each other and exchange greetings.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday wished the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, Uttarayan, Pongal, Bhogi and Magh Bihu, saying the festive spirit across India was "gladdening"."I convey my heartfelt greetings to
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