Pongal is a four-day festival celebrated mainly in South India.
Pongal 2023: Pongal festival is a traditional harvest festival celebrated primarily in Tamil Nadu, the states and associated states located in South India. The festival of Pongal is primarily celebrated in honor of Lord Surya Narayan, the ruler of planets, and also it is the lipstick of pollination. This festival is celebrated as Makar Sankranti in northern India. The day-long festival will be celebrated from January 15 to January 18 this year and will feature a variety of rituals and traditions, from offering milk and rice to the Sun God to playing the popular sport of Jallikattu. Let us tell you about the hurt of the four days of this four day festival known as Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kanum Pongal.
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Everything you wanted to know about the four days of Pongal:
Day 1: Bhogi Pongal
Bhogi/Bogi Pongal which will be celebrated on 14th January this year. The first day marks the beginning of the Pongal festival celebrations. The rain god is honored as Shukra on the first day for the fertility of his agricultural land. It is celebrated as Lohri in Punjab. On this day people worship the Sun God and at the same time they also worship the agricultural tools used for cutting the Satya. People clean their homes and use Rangoli or “Kolem” to decorate them. Beautiful Pongal Kolam is made with red clay with paste made by mixing rice data and water. Apart from this, lamps and small plants are used in the decoration of the house.
Day 2: Surya Pongal
The main day of Pongal festival, which is celebrated as Surya Pongal, will be celebrated on the second day on January 15. As long as she peeps, she sees the huge milk. This is one of the major traditions of the Pongal festival and doing so is said to bring prosperity. On this day people in Tamil Nadu prepare “Pongal”, a traditional sweet made of rice, milk and jaggery. It is offered to the deity as Prasad. Women collectively gather at one place. Apart from this, sugarcane, coconut and banana are offered to the Sun God.
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Day 3: Mattu Pongal
The third day of Pongal, known as Mattu Pongal, dedicated to the worship of cows, will be celebrated this year on January 16. Cows and bulls are honored on this day as they are able to grow and reap the success that farmers get. On this day the animal is bathed and then beautifully gutted for Mattu Pongal. Their songs are identified with color and soil and then “pongal” is offered to the cows and bullocks. On this day the bull fight, also known as Jallikattu, is established. In Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, this sport of craze for sand is quite famous.
Day 4: Kannam Pongal
The fourth day or the last day of Pongal is known as Kannam or Kannau Pongal which will be celebrated on 17th January. Kannam Pongal is also known as Karinal in some regions of Tamil Nadu. On this day people worship the Sun God and offer Bhog and Sarkar Pongal. Along with dedicating the sugarcane to the deity, to represent the sweetness and joy in life, people also convey the same to each other among you. During Kannam Pongal people visit their near and dear ones. On Kannam Pongal people present traditional dances and songs of the region.
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