Friday, 16 January 2015

Essay:Pongal

Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu.Pongal falls in the mid of January every year.This festival lasts for four days.The Sun,the earth and the cattle are worshipped by farmers as thanks giving for a bounteous harvest. During Pongal, the homes are cleaned and adorned with geometrical pat­tern drawn with rice powder. The word Pongal literally has two connotations. Firstly it is the name of the special dish cooked on this day. Secondly...