IRCTC Pongal Vacation Special package will put you in a celebratory mood

IRCTC is offering Pongal vacation special packages to facilitate travelling for people around the country. It is covered as a part of its much-applauded ‘Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Trains’, making for a very affordable all-inclusive tour package.
One can go ahead and book these Pongal special tickets from the IRCTC website. Booking can also be done through IRCTC zonal offices, Tourist Facilitation Centres, and regional offices. As per the latest information, one will have to shell out around INR 5635 for this tour package.

Pongal is celebrated in the month of January; the word ‘Pongal’ in Tamil refers ‘to boil’. This four-day long harvest festival is of much importance for the people of Tamil Nadu people; during the festival, they pray to and thank the Sun God for their harvest. The festival is also marked by boiling the first rice of harvest. Therefore, Indian Railways’ Pongal package is expected to be a boon for many.
Destinations that you will cover as part of this package are Nanjangud, Melkote, Srirangapatna, Talakaveri, Coorg, and Mysore. These are the boarding points from where you can get into the train—Madurai, Dindigul, Trichy, Vridhachalam, Villupuram, Chennai Egmore, Katpadi, Jolarpettai. And the deboarding points are—Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Trichy, Dindigul, and Madurai.
You will be travelling by train, and as a part of the package, you will get morning tea/coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and one bottle of drinking water every day. Tour escort and security on the train will also be provided. Items of personal use, service tour guide, entry fee to monuments are not included in the package.