Hindus across Sri Lanka celebrated Thai Pongal, a Hindu harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God. The festival is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. The Hindus, among them,
are celebrating the “Pongal” harvest festival, popularly known as Thai Pongal, celebrated in the first four days of the Thai month in the Tamil-Hindu calendar.

Tamil culture has been forgotten for various reasons for many years, but now citizens are responsible for restoring them and giving back to society. This Pongal festival was concluded with a noble purpose. Notably, many of the village organisations have worked closely to conduct this event successfully.

Traditional Pongal Festival– 2020

Hindus across Sri Lanka celebrated Thai Pongal, a Hindu harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God. The festival is a public holiday in our country. The Hindus among them are celebrating the “Pongal” harvest festival, popularly known as Thai Pongal, celebrated in the first four days of the month of Thai in the Tamil-Hindu calendar.

Our culture has been forgotten for various reasons by many years. But now we have a responsibility to restore them and give them back to our society. We have concluded this Pongal festival with a noble purpose. It is noteworthy that many of the village organizations have worked closely to conduct this event successfully.