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Pongal (IPA: / ˈ θ aɪ ˈ p oʊ ŋ ʌ l /) is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils.The festival is celebrated over three or four days with Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margazhi, and observed on consecutive days.
Kolam drawing on Mattu Pongal day. Observance of Mattu Pongal is part of the Pongal festival. Pongal is generally a four-day festival of fervent celebrations (during 2010, it will be held from 13 to 16 January) marking the officially declared Tamil New Year day, the beginning of the month of Thai starting with 14 January every year, as per Tamil Calendar.
Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal (Tamil: காணும் பொங்கல்) is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. [1] It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 16 or 17 January. [2]
Pongal is the first day of Uttarayana and coincides with the beginning of the Tamil month of Thai. Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of Tamil Nadu. Pongal occurs in mid January each year and marks the beginning of Uttarayana (sun's journey northwards). The Pongal festival lasts for four days.
Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: Taippūcam, IPA: [t̪əjppuːsəm]) is a Tamil Hindu festival celebrated on the first full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai coinciding with Pusam star. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Hindu god Murugan over the demon Surapadman.
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Pongal may refer to: Pongal (dish) , a South Indian meal prepared from rice, milk and other ingredients prepared during the festival Pongal (festival) or Thai Pongal, an annual Tamil people festival, which is celebrated for planting crops during the month of Thai
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