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f you are in Tamil Nadu in mid January, you will find the whole state in a festival mood for the Ponagl Festival. Ponagal is a harvest festival which falls in the month of January, and lasts for three days. It also celebrated as Makara Sankranti in many states, to mark the beginning of the sun’s northward journey.
The first day of Pongal is celebrated as Bhogi Pongal. It is celebrated in honour of Lord Indra, the supreme ruler of the clouds that give us rain. The second day of Ponagal is known as Surya Ponagal, and is dedicated to the Sun God. A special dish is cooked on this day, which is also called Pongal. A new mud pot is beautifully decorated, and rice is cooked in it until it boils over.
The moment the rice boils over and bubbles out of the vessel, a conch is blown amidst shouts of ‘Ponggalo Ponggal!’
The third day is mattu Pongal which is a festival honoring cattle. Cattle are washed and their horns are painted and covered with shining metal caps. Multi-coloured beads, tinkling bells, sheaves of corn and flower garlands are tied around their necks. It is a day that is full of fun and revelry.
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f you are in Tamil Nadu in mid January, you will find the whole state in a festival mood for the Ponagl Festival. Ponagal is a harvest festival which falls in the month of January, and lasts for three days. It also celebrated as Makara Sankranti in many states, to mark the beginning of the sun’s northward journey.
The first day of Pongal is celebrated as Bhogi Pongal. It is celebrated in honour of Lord Indra, the supreme ruler of the clouds that give us rain. The second day of Ponagal is known as Surya Ponagal, and is dedicated to the Sun God. A special dish is cooked on this day, which is also called Pongal. A new mud pot is beautifully decorated, and rice is cooked in it until it boils over.
The moment the rice boils over and bubbles out of the vessel, a conch is blown amidst shouts of ‘Ponggalo Ponggal!’
The third day is mattu Pongal which is a festival honoring cattle. Cattle are washed and their horns are painted and covered with shining metal caps. Multi-coloured beads, tinkling bells, sheaves of corn and flower garlands are tied around their necks. It is a day that is full of fun and revelry.
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