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The Many Facets of Thai Pongal Tamil festival The Thai Pongal, a harvest festival, is being celebrated from January 14 to 17, with traditional fervor by Tamils in Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and other countries, despite restrictions on gatherings at temples. In Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other parts of the world, Thai Pongal is essentially a religious, family affair. But in Tamil Nadu, in South India, it is more of a social event, and has, in addition, a political and ideological dimension. The Dravidian or Tamil nationalistic parties, which have been ruling the State since 1967, have made it a State festival because it is deemed to be a “Dravidian” “Tamil” and “secular” festival, unlike Deepavali and Navarathri which are seen as ‘Sanskritic’ festivals and therefore as “impositions”of Aryan Hinduism over Dravidian Tamils. ....
Mattu Pongal 2021: Know the significance of this auspicious day Updated Jan 15, 2021 | 07:03 IST Mattu Pongal 2021: Mattu Pongal, dedicated to the cattle, is a thanksgiving day of sorts. This year, Mattu Pongal will be celebrated today. Read on to know more about it and its significance. Mattu Pongal 2021: Know the significance of this auspicious day Key Highlights It is a day dedicated to the cows and the bulls People worship the cows and beautify them with bells, accessories, turmeric and kumkum Mattu Pongal is an integral part of the Pongal festivities. For some communities in Tamil Nadu, Mattu Pongal is the third and the last day of Pongal, while for the others, the celebrations conclude with Kanum Pongal on the fourth day. Nonetheless, Mattu Pongal is the day to pay ode to the cattle for assisting humans in the field of agriculture/other aspects of domestic life. Moreover, cows and bulls have played a pivotal role and ha ....