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Mattu Pongal for worshipping farm animals, and Kaanum Pongal for social gatherings. Traditional dishes, cultural activities, and cattle adornments highlight the festival.

The festival features holy dips in sacred rivers, prayers to the Sun, donations, and kite flying. It is observed differently across India, with customs like tilgul exchanges in Maharashtra and ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Jan 13, 2025 ...

The organisers said the decision was not taken lightly but they believed it was essential to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of the festival. "People got used to staying at home during ...

Pongal is Tamil Nadu's harvest festival. This festival is celebrated with traditional dishes like 'Sakkarai Pongal', cattle worship and community festivities. On this day, people express their ...

Held every 12 years, the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival, as the religious event in the city of Prayagraj in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh is called, attracts more than 400 ...

Uttarayan, Maghi, Khichdi are some other names of the same festival. People gather in large numbers to light bonfires on the first day, which is celebrated as bhogi, while the second day Makar ...

India’s past leaders have capitalized on the festival to strengthen their relationship with the country’s Hindus, who make up nearly 80% of India’s more than 1.4 billion people. But under ...

Bihu’s history goes back to 3500 BC when people made fire sacrifices to increase their harvests. Meanwhile, Bihu is derived from the words ‘Bishu’ meaning ‘to seek tranquillity’ and ‘Bhog’ meaning ...