Pongal
Most South Indians celebrate Pongal (in Tamil Nadu) or Makara Sankranthi (in Karanataka and Andhra Pradesh) as the ushering in of a new beginning. This starts in the beginning of the Tamil month of Thai (தை: mid-January to mid-February). It marks the beginning of the Suns journey northwards (known as Uttarayana) – from mid-January to [...]