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Tamil Nadu, also holds a special place in Indian cricket history for hosting a fixture that once mirrored Australia’s Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground or New Year Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Attracting fans with its festive charm, every January’s third week, the stadium used to host India’s own Pongal Test (Makar Sankranti) around mid-January, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.

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February 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM IST

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File photo of a participant trying to control a bull during the Alanganallur Jallikattu, in Madurai

Jallikattu, Manjuvirattu Events Leave Seven Dead, Scores Injured In TN

January 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM IST

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The Elephant Pongal festival was celebrated with pomp and gaiety at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve where officials and tourists danced to the traditional music of the tribes

Elephant Pongal Celebrated With Pomp At Theppakadu Elephant Camp In Madumalai Tiger Reserve

January 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM IST

ETV Bharat English Team

TN's Favourite Haunts Teem With People, Bulls Roar In Madurai’s Alanganallur On Kaanum Pongal

TN's Favourite Haunts Teem With People, Bulls Roar In Madurai’s Alanganallur On Kaanum Pongal

January 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM IST

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Tripura Woman Celebrates Thalai Pongal According To Tamil Tradition

January 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM IST

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Palarpatti Village Is Celebrating Pongal For 26th Year In Honour Of John Penny Quick

Palarpatti Village Is Celebrating Pongal For 26th Year In Honour Of John Penny Quick

January 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM IST

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This Tamil Nadu Village Has Not Celebrated Pongal Over 100 Years; Know Why

This Tamil Nadu Village Has Not Celebrated Pongal Over 100 Years; Know Why

January 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM IST

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UGC-NET Scheduled For January 15 Postponed On Account Of Festivals Including Makar Sankranti, Pongal

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January 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM IST

PTI

Pongal 2025 wishes and messages

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January 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM IST

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A video showcases a unique Sankranti celebration in Hyderabad, where a son-in-law from Kakinada was treated to an extraordinary feast featuring 130 traditional Telangana dishes.

Hyderabad Family Treats Son-In-Law To 130 Traditional Dishes For Sankranti Celebrations

January 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM IST

ETV Bharat English Team

Jallikattu 2025 Bull Sport Tamil Nadu Cultural History

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January 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM IST

ETV Bharat English Team

Farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district are hopeful of good prices for their turmeric crops as the Pongal festival approaches.

Farmers In Thoothukudi Foresee Good Turmeric Prices Ahead Of Pongal Festival

January 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM IST

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CA Foundation Exam Scheduled On Pongal Day Postponed

CA Foundation Exam Scheduled On Pongal Day Postponed

November 26, 2024 at 11:06 AM IST

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January 12, 2024 at 11:22 AM IST

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Abi siddar from Poovanthi secured first position in Alanganallur jallikattu

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January 18, 2023 at 5:30 AM IST

Khalistani supporters in Australia have allegedly vandalised a Hindu temple when the devotees came for darshan as the three-day-long Thai Pongal festival is being celebrated by the Tamil Hindu community. Hindu Council of Australia's Victoria chapter President Makrand Bhagwat told the website, I can't tell you how upset I am for witnessing a second Hindu Temple vandalised for Khalistan propaganda.

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January 17, 2023 at 5:30 AM IST

TN: Jallikattu leaves 61 bull tamers injured at Madurai's Avaniyapuram

2 bull tamers dead, 60 injured during 'Jallikattu' in TN's Madurai

January 17, 2023 at 5:30 AM IST

Tamil Nadu: Jallikattu begins in Avaniyapuram of Madurai

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January 15, 2023 at 5:30 AM IST

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