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Pongal 2016
January 14, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jan 14th @11:00 AM – Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple
Thai Pongal is the winter harvest festival celebrated throughout India.
Thai Pongal is mainly celebrated to convey appreciation to the Sun God for providing the energy for agriculture. Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of the season consecrated to the Sun – the Surya Maangalyam