2734 - Pongal Greetings
Thai Pongal (Tamil: தைப்பொங்கல்) is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils all over the world. This South Indian festival, Thai Pongal, is timed by an astronomical event - the winter solstice. Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God Surya, and marks the beginning of the northward journey of the Sun from its southernmost. Tamilians decorate their homes with banana and mango leaves and embellish the floor with decorative patterns drawn using rice flour.
Thai refers to the name of the tenth month in the Tamil calender, Thai (தை). Pongal in Tamil generally refers to festivity; more specifically Pongal means "boiling over" or "spill over". The boiling over of milk in the clay pot symbolizes material abundance for the household. Pongal is also the name of a sweetened dish of rice boiled with lentils which is ritually consumed on this day. Symbolically, Pongal signifies the warming i.e. boiling of the season as the Sun travels northward towards the equinox.- Wiki
Pongal greetings to all.
இனிய பொங்கல் நல் வாழ்த்துகள் !
2734 - Pongal Greetings
Thai Pongal (Tamil: தைப்பொங்கல்) is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils all over the world. This South Indian festival, Thai Pongal, is timed by an astronomical event - the winter solstice. Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God Surya, and marks the beginning of the northward journey of the Sun from its southernmost. Tamilians decorate their homes with banana and mango leaves and embellish the floor with decorative patterns drawn using rice flour.
Thai refers to the name of the tenth month in the Tamil calender, Thai (தை). Pongal in Tamil generally refers to festivity; more specifically Pongal means "boiling over" or "spill over". The boiling over of milk in the clay pot symbolizes material abundance for the household. Pongal is also the name of a sweetened dish of rice boiled with lentils which is ritually consumed on this day. Symbolically, Pongal signifies the warming i.e. boiling of the season as the Sun travels northward towards the equinox.- Wiki
Pongal greetings to all.
இனிய பொங்கல் நல் வாழ்த்துகள் !