| Pongal Festival | | | | the celebration. |
| Pongal Festival is one of the biggest harvest festival, | | | | Chithirai Festival |
| celebrated for four days. The traditional preparation of | | | | Chithirai Festival takes place in the famous Madurai |
| sweet dish 'Pongal' by boiling rice, moong dal, jaggery | | | | temple., 500 km from Chennai. The festivals begins on |
| and milk, takes place in every home. The festival | | | | the Tamil month – Chithirai and lasts for ten days. It |
| begins with “Bhogi Pongal”, a day for the family, | | | | presents a spectacular procession of the marriage of |
| on second is the “Surya Pongal”, people pay | | | | the elder sister of lord Vishnu to Lord Sundareswarar. |
| homage to the Sun God and the third day of Pongal is | | | | The celebration is filled with enthusiasm and festivity. |
| “Mattu Pongal” in which cattle is worshiped. | | | | Dance Festivals |
| | | | The Dance festival starts on the 25th of December |
| Natyanjali festival is dedicated to the cosmic dancer | | | | every year and is held on all Saturdays, Sundays and |
| Lord Shiva. The festival starts on the auspicious | | | | Government holiday's, till February first week. The |
| occasion of the Maha Shivratri and continues for next | | | | event is marked with the performances of eminent |
| five days. The festival is celebrated with a great | | | | dancers and the classical dances such as Bharat |
| enthusiasm and fervor, where prominent dancers of | | | | Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Odissi dances. |
| India performs dances in front of the Nataraja Temple, | | | | Navarathiri |
| to pay their tribute to Lord Nataraja. | | | | The festival of Navarathiri lasts for nine days. It starts |
| Tea and Tourism Festival | | | | from the first day of the bright fortnight of Ashwin |
| The Tea and Tourism festival is celebrated in the | | | | according to the Hindu calender. During these days |
| Nilgiris, in the month of January- February. The festival | | | | Goddess Durga and her nine forms are worshiped. |
| lasts for three days and varieties of tea are on display, | | | | The festival is celebrated with true devotion by visiting |
| also available for tasting. Cultural programs, delicious | | | | temples of Goddess and offering prayers. |
| cuisines of the South, visit to tea estates etc., marks | | | | |