Culture & Tradition

Festivals and Celebrations:

Pondicherry celebrates a vibrant array of festivals, showcasing both its religious diversity and cultural heritage.15

• Tamil Festivals:
  • Pongal: The harvest festival, celebrated with great fervor in January, involving thanksgiving rituals and community feasts.16
  • Tamil New Year: Celebrated with traditional customs and a strong sense of community.
  • Masi Magam: A religious festival in February-March where deity idols are brought to the beach for a holy bath, and devotees take a dip in the sea.17
  • Villianur Temple Car Festival: An annual event in March where a beautifully adorned temple car of the Thirukamemswarara Kukilambal Temple is pulled through the streets by hundreds of devotees.
  • Fire Walking Festival: A unique and intense religious observance.18