In South India, Pongal festival is celebrated as Harvest festival. In 2010, Pongal is on January 14. Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of South India. Here information is given about 2010 Pongal festival and pictures and tamil greetings. Certainly, the date of Pongal is fixed for every year. Pongal is an important festival in India, which is celebrated by offering prayers to the Sun God. Pongal festival is lucky according to the Hindu Belief’s.
Celebrations include drawing of Kolam, swinging & cooking of delicious Pongal. Family members, relatives, and friends exchange pongal gifts.
Pongal is celebrated in the middle of January. In the morning, in front of the houses, different varieties of Rangoli are drawn by the people during the four-day pongal festival. There is also some legends behind Pongal festival, on Jan. 14, Sun begins its journey towards northward direction and it enters Makar Rashi. In South India,this festival is celebrated as Pogal ; North Indian people celebrate it as Makar Sakranti festival. Even Lohri festival is also celebrated, a day before Makar Sakranti.
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