vaikundarajan wishes everyone a happy pongal!
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Vaikundarajan Wishes Everyone A Happy Pongal!
Vaikundrajan wishes everyone a harvest of happiness and prosperity on Pongal.
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• The harvest festival of Pongal symbolizes the veneration of the first fruit• During this time, crops are harvested only during a particular time of the year• Pongal was originally a festival for the farming community, but today the festival is celebrated by all
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• The festival is celebrated for four days, says Vaikundarjan • On the first day, old clothes and materials are thrown away to symbolise the beginning of a new life
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• The next day, Pongal is celebrated by boiling fresh milk allowing it to boil over the vessel
• On this day, people visit their friends and family with sweets and exchange greetings
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• On the third day, people offer thanks to the cows and buffaloes, as they are used to plough the lands • On the final day people go out to picnic
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About Pongal
• Pongal is celebrated every year on 14th January and is the only Hindu festival that follows a solar calendar, believes Vaikundarajan
• The festival has great astronomical significance
• Pongal marks the beginning of Uttarayana (considered auspicious for Hindus), the Sun's movement is northward for a six month periodhttp://vaikundarajans.blogs
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