Festivals in India » Pongal Festival http://www.festivalsindia.com Top Website on Indian Festivals and Fairs Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:00:23 +0000 en hourly 1 Pongal Festival http://www.festivalsindia.com/pongal-festival/ http://www.festivalsindia.com/pongal-festival/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:34:21 +0000 Meera http://www.festivalsindia.com/?p=2887 Pongal is a most famous or can say the festival which is most celebrates in Northern part of India. Pongal especially in the state of Tamil Nadu celebrated as the biggest level. It is the festival of changing seasons from winter to spring. It is the time of harvesting in the state of Tamil Nadu. This festival represents the transits of sun into Capricorn sign. This is the process which is also known as the Uttarayana of Sun.

Pongal falls each year in the month of January and celebrated as the stating of New Year too. In Tamil Nadu Pongal celebrated as a four day occasion of festival. People celebrate these festivals by dancing and singing of ritual and devotional songs about the religion. They prepare a delicious food named Pongal to appreciate the festival.

Most of the communities of India related to the agriculture work and harvesting and they looks for the batter conditions for their harvesting work. Pongal is one of the festivals which represent the time of batter condition for harvesting.

This is the day when people decorated their house with flowers, colors and rangoli designs. They worship to the Lord sun for the batter fortune in their life and whole society.

  • Pongal Festival In Year 2012: 1 January 2012

Pongal festival celebrated each year in the mid January month. And it will be come as on 1 January 2012 in this year. This is the date which is time for joyous and happy moments of life.

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