Pongal

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Pongal (PONG-uhl) is a four-day harvest festival corresponding with Makar Sankranti and Lohri. It is celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry in India, as well as in Sri Lanka and the Hindu diaspora. During Pongal, many offer prayers to Surya (the sun god) for a good harvest with newly gathered produce cooked for the first time. As Pongal translates to “spilling over,” there is a tradition of boiling rice in a pot until it starts to overflow as well as consuming a sweet dish made of rice and lentils.

More information: https://www.hinduamerican.org/hindu-holidays-guide

Add to Calendar 2024/01/14 09:00:00 2024/01/14 10:00:00 America/New_York Pongal Pongal (PONG-uhl) is a four-day harvest festival corresponding with Makar Sankranti and Lohri. It is celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry in India, as well as in Sri Lanka and the Hindu diaspora. During Pongal, many offer prayers to Surya (the sun god) for a good harvest with newly gathered produce cooked for the first time. As Pongal translates to “spilling over,” there is a tradition of boiling rice in a pot until it starts to overflow as well as consuming a sweet dish made of rice and lentils.

More information: https://www.hinduamerican.org/hindu-holidays-guide

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