Pongal festival is celebrated for four continuous days beginning from the last day of Tamil month of Maargazhi (December-January) and lasting upto the third day of Thai. Pongal 2009 is on January 15,Thursday. Harvest festival of Pongal falls falls in the month of January after the winter solstice. The date of the festival is derived from Solar Calendar hence it usually remains same. For Hindus the date of Pongal is extremely auspicious 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.
Following are the date on which the Pongal will be celebrated in 2009:
Bhogi Festival : 14th January
Surya Pongal : 15th January
Maatu Pongal : 16th January
Kaanum Pongal : 17th January |
