Pongal / Thai Pongal தைப்பொங்கல்
Dates in the Tamil calendar, 2025–2028 (Chennai).
Next Pongal / Thai Pongal
Every year
| 2025 | Tuesday, 14 January 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, 15 January 2026 |
| 2027 | Friday, 15 January 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, 15 January 2028 |
About the festival
Thai Pongal is the main day of the Pongal harvest festival and is observed on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai, in mid-January.1,2
The day is dedicated to the Sun: households draw kolam at the entrance and cook newly harvested rice with milk and jaggery in a pot until it boils over, offering the dish before sharing it with family.1,2
Pongal is a public holiday in Tamil Nadu; in 2026 it was observed on 15 January.3
When it falls: Thai Pongal falls on the first day of Thai, the Tamil solar month that begins with the Sun's entry into the sidereal sign Makara (Capricorn), usually 14 or 15 January.1,2,4