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All You Need To Know About Bhogi Pongal 2023: Rituals, Timings And SignificanceCurated By : Lifestyle DeskLocal News DeskLast Updated:January 10, 2023, 17:34 ISTAs mentioned in Drik
Panchang, Bhogi Pongal will be celebrated on January 14, 2023, Saturday at 8:57 PM.resetFollow us on FlipboardImpact ShortsYour shortcut to the biggest news storiesFollow us on Google NewsOn
this day, people dump outdated, useless products and abandoned goods that are no longer useful. The first day of Pongal, one of India’s popular celebrations, is known as Bhogi. Pongal 2023
is a four-day harvest celebration that will start on January 14 and ends on January 18. The Bhogi Festival, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal are among the four-day festivities.
According to the Tamil calendar, Bhogi takes place on January 14.
This harvest festival, which is also known as Pedda Panduga in a few states, is mainly observed in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. People pray to Lord Indra, the God of
rain and clouds, during the festival of Bhogi in order to get his blessings for a bountiful crop and prosperity.
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As mentioned in Drik Panchang, Bhogi Pongal will be celebrated on January 14, 2023, Saturday at 8:57 PM.
Rituals
On this day, people dump outdated, useless products and abandoned goods that are no longer useful. People take an early bath and put on new traditional clothing as part of the Bhogi ritual.
The front of the houses are adorned with colourful rangoli and pumpkin flowers, known as kolam. Fresh cow dung or gobbemma is also used to embellish rangoli patterns. On top of the décor,
one may also keep clay lights. Bhogi Mantalu is another important custom that is practised on the first day of Pongal. In order to carry it out, bonfires made of wood and other solid fuels
are lit.
Significance
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View all On the eve before Pongal, participants gather to create a fire out of wood and abandoned or unused items, then light it ablaze. Women dressed in new attire perform songs and give
sacrifices to the Sun God and Mother Earth with sandalwood paste and kumkum in the bonfires, and they also burn agricultural debris. Burning trash is a symbolic way of saying goodbye to the
old and welcoming the new.
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