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The ‘Samathuva Pongal festival - 2026’ was celebrated astatine the Salem and Namakkal territory Collectorates connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026).
Tourism Minister R. Rajendran presided implicit the celebrations astatine the Salem Collectorate, successful the beingness of District Collector R. Brinda Devi. In the function, authorities officials, staff, tourists from Nepal and South Africa, and radical crossed religions took part wearing traditional attires. The tourists were welcomed and garlanded by the Minister.
The Collectorate was decorated with sugarcanes and banana saplings. Cultural programmes similar Bharatanatyam and Chendamelam were performed. Competitions for the authorities officials were conducted and prizes were distributed to the winners. Pongal was prepared successful 5 pots and distributed to the participants. The tourists went astir the Collectorate connected bullock carts.
At the Namakkal Collectorate, officials prepared Pongal and celebrated the festival. District Collector R. Durgamoorthi said that up of the Pongal festival successful each panchayats, wide cleaning volition beryllium conducted connected Tuesday and Wednesday (January 14, 2026). Rangoli competitions, organised by women’s self-help groups, volition beryllium conducted astatine each panchayats connected Wednesday and prizes volition beryllium distributed to the winners connected Thursday (January 15, 2026), the Collector added.
