The festival's central day is Thai Pongal on Monday (Jan 15), dedicated to the Sun God. Families rise early to prepare the special dish 'Pongal.' As the rice boils and overflows from the pot ...

Thai Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season. People celebrate it for about four days. The first day is called Bhogi.

Pongal, also famously known as Thai Pongal is a traditional festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu on the first day of the Tamil month of ‘Thai’.In its spirit and style, Pongal reflects the ancient ...

Sivasuthan Kulendrasingam from The Tamil Festival Australia Organizing Committee, Saththiyan Satchithanantham from Casey Tamil Mandram, Gopalakrishnan Muthusamy from Melbourne Muthamizh Mandram ...

Pongal is one of the major festivals celebrated in Tamil Nadu. This event is also called Thai Pongal, after the name of the first day of the Tamil month in which it is celebrated. Pongal is ...

Thanjavur, often revered as Tamil Nadu's vibrant cultural hub, is seeped in deep historical legacy, and brims with age-old ...

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In Thai massage, a practitioner uses stretching, pulling, and rocking techniques to attempt to relieve tension, promote relaxation, and improve flexibility and circulation. Sometimes referred to ...

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The main event of Pongal is called as the Thai Pongal that is observed on the second day of Pongal. It also corresponds with Makara Sankrathi. The word Pongal means overflowing that is also a ...

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Homemade Thai curry paste has tons more flavour that shop-bought versions. Make double the recipe and freeze half for later. Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and blend to a paste.