Is Pongal a Hindu festival?

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Yes, Pongal is a Hindu festival and its one among the most important and valuable festivals of the Tamil Hindus usually which usually begin on 14 and 15 January. The Pongal festival is a festival of four days harvesting which is celebrated in southern India and mainly in Tamil Nadu.

Pongal is the most important festival of the Tamilians. In Tamil, Pongal is also known as Thai Pongal. The day of Pongal festival is considered very auspicious and it is celebrated with great joy.


Good Luck Month 
The meaning of Thai is that this month is considered as a goodwill mantra, and due to its arrival, all problems are dispelled. These festivals are celebrated separately from different traditions on a daily basis.



Agri-festival Pongal
Pongal is celebrated as a festival of rice, cereals and other crops as an agricultural festival. In this month, people in Tamil regard marriage as auspicious.

The celebration of Pongal Worldwide
The history of this festival is at least 1000 years old. Apart from Tamil Nadu, Pongal is celebrated enthusiastically by Tamilians living in other parts of the country, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, America, and Canada, Singapore as well as many other places.


Four-day festival Pongal
The importance of Pongal can also be estimated from this fact that it is celebrated for four days and every specific it is celebrated with different names.

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