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Pongal is one of the harvest festivals celebrated in Tamil Nadu the end of the harvest season. Harvest festival falls in typically on 14th or 15th January. Pongal is one of the most important popular Hindu festivals of the year says Vaikundarajan. On the occasion, Vaikundarajan wishes everyone Happy and Prosperous Pongal.
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Vaikundrajan wishes everyone a harvest of happiness and prosperity on Pongal. http://vaikundarajans.wordpress.com
The harvest festival of Pongal symbolizes the veneration of the first fruit • During this time, crops are harvested only during a particular time of the year • Pongal was originally a festival for the farming community, but today the festival is celebrated by all http://vaikundarajanblog.blogspot.in
The festival is celebrated for four days, says Vaikundarjan • On the first day, old clothes and materials are thrown away to symbolise the beginning of a new life http://vaikundarajans.blogspot.in
The next day, Pongal is celebrated by boiling fresh milk allowing it to boil over the vessel • On this day, people visit their friends and family with sweets and exchange greetings http://vaikundarajans.wordpress.com
On the third day, people offer thanks to the cows and buffaloes, as they are used to plough the lands • On the final day people go out to picnic http://vaikundarajanblog.blogspot.in
About Pongal • Pongal is celebrated every year on 14th January and is the only Hindu festival that follows a solar calendar, believes Vaikundarajan • The festival has great astronomical significance • Pongal marks the beginning of Uttarayana (considered auspicious for Hindus), the Sun's movement is northward for a six month period http://vaikundarajans.blogspot.in
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