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Pongal

Also called: Thai Pongal, Bhogi, Mattu Pongal, Kaanum Pongal

The Tamil harvest festival of the first days of the month of Thai, when new rice is boiled in milk until it overflows, for the Sun, the cattle and the family.

Sources: Pongal (festival), Wikipedia · see Pongal's web

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Pongal festival of

Nappinnai (Consort) Vaishnava · The seven bulls (Krishna, Satya and Nappinnai)
The bull-taming of the cowherds lives on as jallikattu at Mattu Pongal.
Andal (Mortal) Vaishnava · The garland she wore first (Andal)
Her wedding is kept on Bhogi.

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Pongal (festival), Wikipedia Encyclopedia