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Meaning of Pongal

Pongal is a four-day Tamil harvest festival celebrated in India and Sri Lanka. The first day, Bhogi, involves decorating homes and burning unwanted items. The second and most important day, Perum Pongal, involves worshipping the sun god Surya and cooking pongal rice. The third day, Mattu Pongal, honors cattle. The last day, Kaanum Pongal, involves family gatherings and traditional dances by the river. Pongal marks the Tamil New Year and the end of winter.

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Meaning of Pongal

Pongal is a four-day Tamil harvest festival celebrated in India and Sri Lanka. The first day, Bhogi, involves decorating homes and burning unwanted items. The second and most important day, Perum Pongal, involves worshipping the sun god Surya and cooking pongal rice. The third day, Mattu Pongal, honors cattle. The last day, Kaanum Pongal, involves family gatherings and traditional dances by the river. Pongal marks the Tamil New Year and the end of winter.

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PONGGAL TAMIL NEW YEAR

People celebrating Pongal should be aware of the meaning & significance of the important
rituals associated with this harvest festival. Pongal or Thai Pongal is also called Tamil New Year,
since it is celebrated on the first day of Thai when the Sun enters the Makara Rasi
(Capricornus). This signals the end of winter and the onset of spring throughout the northern
hemisphere. For the next six months, the days are longer and warmer.
Pongal is a four-day affair. The first day, Bhogi, is celebrated on the last day of the month of
Margazhi. On this day, people decorate their homes. New vessels are bought and old and
unwanted things burnt. Scholars have often compared Bhogi to the Indra Vizha celebrated by
the Chola kings at Kaveripattinam, also known as Poompuhar.
The second day is Perum Pongal, the most important. It is also called Surya Pongal because
people worship Surya, the Sun. Women decorate the central courtyard of their homes with
beautiful kolams, done with rice flour and bordered with red clay. The Pongal dish is cooked
exactly at the moment when the new month is born.
The third day is Mattu Pongal, celebrated to glorify cattle that help farmers in a myriad ways. On
this day, the cows are bathed and decorated with vermilion and garlands and fed. In certain
villages in southern Tamil Nadu, a bullfight called manji-virattu is held in the evening. Bags of
coins are tied to the sharpened horns of ferocious bulls that are let loose in an open ground.
The young men of the village vie with each other to subdue the bull and grab the bags tied to
the horns.
The Tamils also remember the poet Tiruvalluvar, who was born on this. The last day is Kaanum
Pongal. It is that part of the festival when families used to gather on the riverbanks and have a
sumptuous meal (kootanchoru). It is also time for some traditional dances such as kummi and
kolattam. In recent years, that day is celebrated as Uzhavar Tirunal in honor of farmers.

CARTA ORGANISASI

Pengerusi

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Naib Pengerusi

: SARAB

Setiausaha

: NEDUNCHUDAR A/L NEDUNCHELIAN

Naib Setiausaha

: THAMIN

Bedahari

: GURUTAJ

Naib Bendahari

: ARUL

AJK TINGKATAN 6

: HAVI

AJK TINGKATAN 5

: NEDUNCHUDAR A/L

NEDUNCHELIAN
AJK TINGKATAN 4

: DHARMAN

PAKAIAN TRADISIONAL KAUM INDIA

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