Pongal art festival in Erode on January 15 and 16

The Department of Art and Culture volition organise the Pongal Art Festival 2026 in Erode territory on January 15 and 16, arsenic portion of the State-wide celebrations marking the Thai Thirunal (Pongal).

In a release, Collector S. Kandasamy said the festival is being held successful each 37 districts, connected the lines of the popular Chennai Sangamam – Namma Ooru Thiruvizha, with the nonsubjective of bringing radical unneurotic to observe the taste essence of Pongal.

In Erode district, the taste programmes volition beryllium held on January 15 astatine Periyar Nagar 80 Feet Road from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and on January 16 astatine the V.O.C. Park playground from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The festival volition showcase a wide scope of accepted creation forms, including Theru Koothu (street theatre), Kadavu Mathalam, Thol Pavaikoothu (shadow puppetry), Silambam, Thappattam, Naiyandi Melam, drama, and Bharatanatyam. Designed to familiarise the younger procreation with agrarian life, cultivation traditions, and age-old customs, the festival aims to supply an engaging and joyful Pongal vacation experience.

The Collector has urged the nationalist to be the festival with their families, bask the accepted performances, and observe Pongal successful a tone of taste pridefulness and societal harmony.