Pongal
The President of India and Press Information Bureau identify Pongal among India’s harvest festivals in January 2026; government material consulted reflects 14–15 January timing across official contexts.
Date and recurrence
Mid-January; official 2026 Indian sources place celebrations across 14–15 January depending calendar/jurisdiction
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is India / Tamil harvest festival. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is Pongal?
Mid-January; official 2026 Indian sources place celebrations across 14–15 January depending calendar/jurisdiction The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Mid-January; official 2026 Indian sources place celebrations across 14–15 January depending calendar/jurisdiction.
Does Pongal fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Pongal an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: India / Tamil harvest festival. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Pongal?
The stored designation basis is: The President of India and Press Information Bureau identify Pongal among India’s harvest festivals in January 2026; government material consulted reflects 14–15 January timing across official contexts.. Supporting provenance includes President of India — 2026 Pongal greetings. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Pongal international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to India. Its fuller verified scope is: India / Tamil harvest festival.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.