Pongal the harvesting festival of 2011 is on January 14, Friday. Harvest festival of Pongal falls falls in the month of January 2011 for this year.
Pongal is a four-day festival celebrated with lot of gusto in Tamil Nadu. It is observed in the Tamil month, Thai Masam. Pongal 2011 starts on January 14 this year.
Pongal 2011 is the harvest festival dedicated to the sun god. Pongal 2011 marks the commencement of Uttarayan and celebrated in Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
Harvest festival of Pongal falls falls in the month of 2011 January after the winter solstice. The Pongal date of the festival is derived from Solar Calendar hence it usually remains same. For Hindus the date of Pongal is an extremely auspicious festival and astronomically significant. Around January 14, every year sun begins its six-months-long journey northwards or in Uttarayan and moves into the zodiac Capricorn or Makaram Rashi. This celestial event is celebrated as Pongal in South India.
Do you know about Lohri Festival ,Which is known as Punjab states Pongal Celebration.
