Description

Pongal is a four-days-long harvestfestivalcelebrated in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. For aslong aspeople have been planting and gathering food, there has beensomeform of harvest festival. Pongal, one of the most importantpopularHindu festivals of the year. This four-day festival ofthanksgivingto nature takes its name from the Tamil word meaning"to boil" andis held in the month of Thai (January-February) duringthe seasonwhen rice and other cereals, sugar-cane, and turmeric (anessentialingredient in Tamil cooking) are harvested.

Mid-January is an important time in the Tamil calendar.Theharvest festival, Pongal, falls typically on the 14th or the15thof January and is the quintessential 'Tamil Festival'. Pongalis aharvest festival, a traditional occasion for giving thankstonature, for celebrating the life cycles that give usgrain.Tamilians say 'Thai pirandhaal vazhi pirakkum', and believethatknotty family problems will be solved with the advent of theTamilmonth Thai that begins on Pongal day. This is traditionallythemonth of weddings. This is not a surprise in a largelyagriculturalcommunity - the riches gained from a good harvest formthe economicbasis for expensive family occasions like weddings.

Happy Pongal Greetings Quotes SMS in Telugu.Pongal StatuswishesIn Tamil, hindi and English Language Collection isgivenbelow.Happy Pongal Images .