Pongal Festival : In the South Sankranti becomes
Pongal. It is a celebration of the harvest which is observed for three days
in Tamil Nadu as well as in Andhra Pradesh. The first day is the Bhogi
Pongal which is celebrated as a family festival. Surya Pongal, the second
day, is dedicated to the Sun (surya) when pongal (rice cooked in milk and
jaggery) is boiled by women and offered to the sun.
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