Festival
PONGAL FESTIVAL
PONGAL- FESTIVAL OF HARVEST
- Pongal festial is celebrated as harvest.
- The Tamil community celebrates Pongal, a harvest festival at the beginning of Uttarayana (the Sun’s journey northward).
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| 2024 | January | Monday, 15, |
| 2025 | Jan | Monday, 15th |
pongal festivl 2024,2025
Celebrations of pongal festval:
The Tamil community holds a harvest festival called Pongal. It is a celebration to express gratitude to the Sun, Mother Nature, and a variety of farm animals for their contributions to a successful harvest.
which lasts for four days and also signals the beginning of Thai, the Tamil month. which is considered an auspicious month.
Stages of pongal Festival:
- The Bhogi festival is celebrated on the first day of Pongal,l;
- the Second Thai Pongal;
- the Third Mattu Pongal; the
- Fourth day is called Kaanum Pongal.
Meaning of Pongal:
The dish that is prepared and consumed during this festival is also referred to as “pongal.” It is a mixture of boiled sweet rice. The Tamil word pongu, which means “to boil over,” is derived word.
Pongal Celebrations in other states:
- Bhogali Bihu: Assam
- Makar Sankranti: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha
- Uttarayan: Gujarat
- Lohri: Punjab and Haryana
- Poush songkranti: West Bengal
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