Makara Sankranthi,Thai Pongal
"Pongalo Pongal"
Sankranthi means a sacred change,the movement of Sun to Makara rasi(capricorn)it is a festival to celebrate the glory of Sun God.This is an important festival in India. In Tamil Nadu it is called Pongal.
Thai Pongal is a harvest festival,Pongal means boiling over.This is a thanksgiving festival to rain god Sun God and the farmers.Thai month is very auspicious month. (Thai poranthal Vazhi pirakum means this month comes everyone will have new opportunities.)This festival is celebrated for 4 days. this year it falls on 15 the January .we clean the house put rangoli all over the courtyard of the house.Buy new cloths. prepare pongal in Pongal panai Do puja and naivedyam pongal payasam with sugar cane and manchal kizhangu. Next day the kanu pongal and the next day mattu pongal.
People keep fast for 48 days from November 15 the onwards. They take irumudi kettu and go to Sabari malai to see Lord Ayyappan and Makara Jyothi..
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