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Happy Pongal (பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்) அன்பு பொங்க, ஆசைகள் பொங்க, இன்பம் பொங்க, இனிமை பொங்க என்றும் உங்கள் வீட்டில் மகிழ்ச்சி பொங்க இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்! What does Pongal mean? Thai refers to the name of the tenth month in the Tamil calendar, Thai (தை). Pongal usually means festivity or celebration; more specifically Pongal is translated as "boiling over" or "overflow." Pongal is also the name of a sweetened dish of rice boiled with lentils that is ritually consumed on this day. Why do we celebrate Pongal? The term 'pongal' in Tamil means "to boil", and this festival is celebrated as a thanksgiving ceremony for the year's harvest. Pongal, one of the important Hindu festivals, falls around the same time as Lohri every year, which is around mid-January How is Pongal celebrated in Tamilnadu? The harvest festival is celebrated over four days with each day having a different ritual. Here is how Pongal is celebrate...