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Pongal

Pongal is most important festival of Tamilians. This is an harvest festival honouring the sun god & Indra, the god of rain. The festival is celebrated for four days which starts from 13th Jan. 

Few days prior to Pongal Festival, every house is cleaned, whitewashed & dusted.

First day is dedicated to Lord Indra, which is also calked as 'Bhogi',

Second day is known as 'Thai', an this day the outside of the house is decorated with mango leaves. The 'rangoli' is prepared with the outline in white flour. Later the outlines are filled with colourful powder. New clothes are donned on this day after early bath.

The third day is dedicated to cow & bulls. The horns of cows & bulls decorated with 'haldi' & 'kum kum', small bells are field around their necks. Then they are paraded along the streets.

The fourth and last day is for relaxation, nothing new is started on this day as it is believed to be inauspicious day.