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A traditional kolam depicting a cow on Mattu Pongal. Mattu Pongal ("Madu" meaning cow in Tamil) is the third day of the festival meant for the celebration of cattle. [5] The cattle is regarded as sources of wealth as it is a means for dairy products and fertilizers, used for transportation and agriculture.
Kolam (Tamil: கோலம், Malayalam: കോലം, Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ), also known as Muggu (Telugu: ముగ్గు), Tarai Alangaram (Tamil: தரை அலங்காரம்) and Rangoli (Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ), is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It ...
Kolam drawing on Mattu Pongal day. Observance of Mattu Pongal is part of the Pongal festival. Pongal is generally a four-day festival of fervent celebrations (during 2010, it will be held from 13 to 16 January) marking the officially declared Tamil New Year day, the beginning of the month of Thai starting with 14 January every year, as per Tamil Calendar.
English: Pongal festival decoration. The festival celebrates sun god and the changing seasons. The festival celebrates sun god and the changing seasons. It is marked by a special rice dish prepared by boiling fresh rice harvest in milk and jaggery.
Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal (Tamil: காணும் பொங்கல்) is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. [1] It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 16 or 17 January. [ 2 ]
Pongala is a harvest festival of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The name 'Pongala' means 'to boil over' and refers to the ritualistic offering of porridge made of rice, sweet brown molasses, coconut gratings, nuts and raisins. Generally women devotees participate in this ritual. Tamil people celebrate as Pongal. [1]
Attukal Pongala is a 10-day religious festival celebrated at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala.On the ninth day there is a huge gathering of millions of women on the temple surroundings.
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