Mahati Kannan. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Mahati Kannan’s Bharathanrityam performance for Krishna Gana Sabha’s Pongal Dance Festival was grounded in tradition. She was supported by Gayathri Kannan on the vocals with Anantha Shree providing vocal support and nattuvangam, Shreelakshmi Bhat on the violin, and Nagai P. Sriram on the mridangam. The recital opened with a Pushpanjali, following which Mahati took up the Tiruppavai of the day, ‘Koodarai vellum’.

Mahati Kannan. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Mahati Kannan’s Bharathanrityam performance for Krishna Gana Sabha’s Pongal Dance Festival was grounded in tradition. She was supported by Gayathri Kannan on the vocals with Anantha Shree providing vocal support and nattuvangam, Shreelakshmi Bhat on the violin, and Nagai P. Sriram on the mridangam. The recital opened with a Pushpanjali, following which Mahati took up the Tiruppavai of the day, ‘Koodarai vellum’.

A Thai Pongal celebration was held at the Calthorpe Community Garden in London last week, bringing together attendees from a broad range of communities for a

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The Tamils’ Association is inviting the community to Sunday’s Tamil Heritage Month Celebration, featuring student performances and Thai Pongal traditions.

AVANIYAPURAM, India (AP) — Hours before daybreak in Avaniyapuram, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a large crowd gathers to celebrate the annual harvest festival called Pongal. Spectators occupy long makeshift galleries erected on both sides of a barricaded track. Those who can't find ...