Celebrating Spirituality with Tamilnadu festivals like Pongal and Karthikai Deepam

A south India tour is like experiencing life from the lens of spirituality with temples at every nook and corner. Temples of south India not only stand for the civilization’s faith, but form an essence of rich Dravidian culture, arts and heritage. Poets have often rhymed that a city comes to life during carnivals and festivals. Like the carnival of Goa, Pongal is the pride of Tamilnadu.

The Pongal Festival
When Makar Sankrant is celebrated with vigor all over north India, its Pongal time for Tamil folks not only in Tamilnadu but for the Tamil Diaspora located all over the world. The Pongal festival in local language means - boiling over. This harvest festival is celebrated by boiling milk in a clay pot to symbolize abundance of everything in a household. In fact, Pongal is a way to thank the Sun God and the hardworking livestock. Celebrated with energy, Pongal colors the state of Tamilnadu by bringing the people close to nature and each other as well.


Next in line is the Karthigai Deepam festival. It is the festival of lights celebrated all across Tamilnadu by Hindu folks. The auspicious festival is celebrated every year in the Karthikai month. Karthikai month (Hindu calendar) falls mostly in November or at times in December. If you manage to be in Tamilnadu during the last phase of the year, it is recommended to visit temples which are specially decorated with a plethora of lights, ranging from oil lamps (diyas) to bright electronic lighting display.

All in all, like other states of India, Tamilnadu festivals provide a reason for colors to meet lighting. Actually, folks from other religions also come together to strengthen India’s ‘unity in diversity’ culture.


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