Pongal 2011 date, Tamil Pongal Festival in 2011, Pongal 2011 dates

Pongal 2011 date, Tamil Pongal Festival in 2011, Pongal 2011 dates. Pongal is a 4-day festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu and it is observed in the Tamil month, Thai Masam. Pongal 2011 starts on January 14.

The festival is open with Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal, Mattu Pongal, Kannum Pongal are the four festivals celebrated on first, second, third and fourth day respectively. Thai Pongal is a harvest festival widely celebrated by Tamils. Pongal in Tamil means “boiling over or spill over.” The boiling over of milk in the clay pot symbolizes material abundance for the household. Thai Pongal, celebrated at harvest time, is traditionally intended to thank the Sun God and farmstead livestock that helped create the material abundance.Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God Surya. Tamils thank the solar deity for the good harvest and consecrate the first grain to him on this ‘Surya Mangalya’. Thai Pongal falls on Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India as the winter harvest.

Pongal 2011 dates

Bhogi Pongal 2011 – January 14

Surya Pongal 2011 – January 15

Mattu Pongal 2011 – January 16

Kaanum Pongal 2011 – January 17

Kaanum Pongal 2010 – January 17