Thai Pongal celebrated today

Thai-PongalHindu devotees, over the world, celebrates Thai Pongal today. The term Pongal means ‘to boil’. The festival is celebrated as a thanksgiving ceremony for the year’s harvest. Thanksgiving is held to convey appreciation to the Sun God for proving the energy for agriculture. Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of […]

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