KUALA LUMPUR: Ponggal this year will be celebrated on Jan 15, according to the Panchangam (Hindu calendar and almanack).
Malaysia Hindu Sangam president T. Ganesan said Ponggal, which marks the beginning of the auspicious Tamil month of Thai, must be observed on Jan 15, which falls on Thai 1 according to the Panchangam.
"Based on the Panchangam, the birth time of the Thai month is on Jan 14 at 9.23pm. As such, it is not appropriate to observe Ponggal on that day, and the festival should instead be celebrate
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