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Answered by Akhilrajp
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Pongal is celebrated as national festival of Tamilnadu it is celebrated on January month. it is kind of the pricing of Lord Surya Dev for his help for a production of agriculture

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Answered by muskan366
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In the south India, The biggest festival of Hindus is Pongal. It is celebrated after the winter solstice ( MakarSankranti) in the month of the Paus ( January- February) . It is celebrated mainly in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. In Tamil Nadu it is known as Pongal and in Andhra Pradesh as Sankranti. Pongal is a sweet preparation of rice, milk and jiggery. It is a harvest festival.

Pongal is a Tamil word means which means ‘overflowing’. This festival signifies good wishes, wealth, abundance and prosperity.Pongal is celebrated for four days. A rathyatra procession is taken out from the Kandaswamy temple in Chennai ,on the day of Pongal. The first day of celebrating Pongal is known as Bhogi Pongal. The celebrations are confined within families and it is a family festival. The second day is Surya Pongal or Sun Worship. Rice boiled in milk and flavored with jiggery is offered to the Sun God. It is customary for friends to greet each other. On the third day, cattle are worshiped and called Mattu Pongal. On this day all cattle and birds are fed. Pongal is offered to local deities. The fourth day and the last day of the festival is known as Kannum Pongal. This is a time for re-union of friends and families. The younger people seek blessings of the elders.

In Tanjore, Madurai and Tiruchirapalli, Pongal is known as Jellikattu.  Pongal is celebrated cutting across social barriers. Community meals are prepared from the freshly harvested rice. Everyone is invited to the meal and enjoy the festival. Pongal is a day for peace and happiness for all. Pongal also marks the beginning of a New Year and is the day to praise and thank God with full devotion, faith and sincerity of heart.

Pongal is celebrated during the same time as ‘BhogaliBihu’ in the North Eastern State of Assam, Lohri in Punjab, ‘Bhogi’ in Andhra Pradesh and ‘MakarSankranti’ in the rest of the country, including Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal.
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