🌾 Pongal
பொங்கல்
📜 Story / History
Pongal is the Tamil harvest festival. Farmers celebrate after harvesting rice crops. They cook Pongal with new rice and offer it to the Sun God. The 4-day festival includes Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal (cattle worship), and Kaanum Pongal.
🛕 Rituals / Customs
Cooking Pongal
Drawing Kolam
Decorating cattle
Jallikattu
Bhogi bonfire
Sun worship
✨ Significance
Agriculture, respecting nature, gratitude