Thai Pongal

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by the Tamil community in India and Sri Lanka. It is a celebration thanking the Sun, Mother Nature and the various farm animals who contribute to a bountiful harvest. Celebrated over four days, Pongal also marks the beginning of the Tamil month called Thai, which is considered an auspicious month which often falls on the 14th or 15th of January. During the festival, a boiled sweet rice dish is shared. In fact, this dish is named Pongal – derived from the Tamil word ‘pongu’ meaning to “to boil over”.

At Cultural Infusion, we offer many activities to understand and learn about Indian culture in a fun way with the following available programs:

• Bollywood Infusion (VIC, QLD, NSW, WA)
• Indian Instrumental Infusion (VIC, QLD)
• Classical Indian Dance (VIC, NSW, SA)
• Rhythm of Nepal (QLD)

See our full list of programs here.

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