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Pongal 2025: Tamil Harvest Festival Guide

December 21, 20247 min read

Celebrate Pongal, the four-day Tamil harvest festival with rice offerings, cattle worship, and colorful kolam designs.

Pongal: Tamil Nadu's Harvest Celebration

Pongal is a four-day harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, South India. The name comes from the Tamil word for "overflowing," symbolizing abundance.

Pongal 2025 Dates

  • Bhogi Pongal: January 14 (Day 1)
  • Thai Pongal: January 15 (Day 2)
  • Mattu Pongal: January 16 (Day 3)
  • Kaanum Pongal: January 17 (Day 4)
  • The Four Days

    Day 1: Bhogi Pongal

  • Discarding old belongings
  • Lighting bonfires
  • Cleaning homes
  • New beginnings
  • Day 2: Thai Pongal

    The main celebration:

  • Cooking pongal rice dish
  • Letting it overflow (symbolizing abundance)
  • Sun god worship
  • Drawing kolam patterns
  • Day 3: Mattu Pongal

  • Honoring cattle
  • Decorating cows and bulls
  • Jallikattu bull-taming events
  • Gratitude to farm animals
  • Day 4: Kaanum Pongal

  • Family outings
  • Visiting relatives
  • Picnics and excursions
  • Sister-brother bonding
  • Traditional Pongal Dish

    Sweet rice cooked with:

  • New harvest rice
  • Milk and jaggery
  • Cashews and raisins
  • Cardamom and ghee
  • Kolam Art

    Beautiful rice flour patterns drawn at entrances:

  • Geometric designs
  • Floral patterns
  • Auspicious symbols
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