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Festival calendar

Festival calendar 2026

1 festival shown.

Many Indian festivals follow lunar calendars, so dates shift each year. We label those “estimated” and never invent precision — confirm locally before booking.

January 2026

Pongal

Tamil Nadu

14 January – 17 January 2026

Fixed to the solar calendar (Thai 1).

Tamil Nadu's four-day harvest thanksgiving to the sun, cattle and land — one of the few Indian festivals on a fixed solar date.

Etiquette: Jallikattu events draw crowds; watch only from designated stands. Greet with 'Iniya Pongal Nalvazhthukal'.

Best viewed at:
  • Madurai & Alanganallur, Tamil Nadu
  • Thanjavur villages
  • Chennai

Last reviewed 2026-08-01