Makara Sankranthi/ Pongal

🌾 Pongal

Where: Tamil Nadu
When: Mid-January, coinciding with Makara Sankranti
Significance:
- Pongal is a harvest festival thanking the Sun God and farm animals for a bountiful harvest.
- The festival name comes from the Tamil word “Pongal” meaning “boiling over,” symbolizing abundance.
Celebrations:
- Cooking of the special dish Pongal (sweet rice boiled with jaggery and milk) outdoors in new pots.
- Decorating homes with kolam (rangoli), cattle worship, and community feasts.
Puja:
- Special prayers to Surya (Sun God) and Agricultural deities to seek blessings for future crops.

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