Festival dates · पर्व तिथि
When is Pongal?पोंगल कब है?
Thai Pongal is Tamil Nadu's harvest festival. New rice is boiled with milk and jaggery until it overflows, as a thank-offering to Surya.
Next · Pongal 2027
Friday, 15 January 2027
शुक्रवार, 15 जनवरी 2027
Pongal 2027: timings and muhurat →Pongal dates· तिथियाँ
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Solar: the first day of the Tamil month Thai, when the Sun enters Makara.
Thai Pongal is the day the Tamil month of Thai begins, the same day as Makar Sankranti.
Dates are calculated for New Delhi; elsewhere they can fall a day earlier or later. Month names follow the Purnimanta calendar used in North India, where a month ends on Purnima. How we calculate
About Pongal· महत्व
Pongal means "to boil over". On the main day families cook the new harvest's rice with milk and jaggery in a new pot, outdoors and facing the Sun, and call out "Pongalo Pongal!" as it overflows, a sign of abundance for the year.
The festival runs four days: Bhogi, when old things are discarded and a bonfire is lit; Thai Pongal, the main day for Surya; Mattu Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and worshipped; and Kaanum Pongal, a day for visiting family and outings.
How Pongal is observed· विधि
- Draw a kolam at the entrance and tie sugarcane and turmeric plants to the pot.
- Cook sakkarai (sweet) pongal in the morning and offer it to Surya.
- Bathe and decorate cattle on Mattu Pongal.
- Visit relatives and share sugarcane and sweets on Kaanum Pongal.
Related festivals· संबंधित पर्व
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Pongal?
The next Pongal is on Friday, 15 January 2027 (New Delhi).
When is Pongal in 2026?
Pongal 2026: Wednesday, 14 January 2026.
When is Pongal in 2027?
Pongal 2027: Friday, 15 January 2027.
When is Pongal in 2028?
Pongal 2028: Saturday, 15 January 2028.
पोंगल कब है?
पोंगल 2027 शुक्रवार, 15 जनवरी 2027 को है (नई दिल्ली)।