Listen to SBS Tamil at 8pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays on SBS Radio 2.
Find your area’s radio frequency by visiting our tune in page.
For listening on DAB+ digital radio, search for ‘SBS Radio’.
Kaanum Pongal and its significance
Vidhya (left) and Amutha (right) celebrate Pongal in Australia Source: SBS Tamil
Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. Kulasegaram Sanchayan explores what the festival signifies to Tamils from various parts of the world.
Share
![Thai Pongal, Down Under: Traditions through young eyes - [Clockwise from Top Right] Majerin Pieris, Kaaviya Soma Sundaram, Dilanthan Thusyanthan, Akanila Satheeskumar, Sukirthan Saravanakumar, Kaviha Gananathan, and Nattavan Nirmanusan](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/5883040/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F28%2F55650fd04185923045310830598f%2Fpongal-2026.jpg&imwidth=1280)
