The Sinhala Aluth Avurudda or the Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in the month of Bak according to the traditional lunar calendar of the Sinhalese people. The name ‘Bak’ comes from the Sanskrit word ...

Puthandu, or Tamil New Year, will be celebrated on April 14, 2025, marking the first day of the Tamil calendar. This festival ...

Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the eleventh-largest state in India by area and the sixth-most populous.