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Republic Day .

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Rebublic Day Wishes

Wish You a Happy

Republic Day .

Jai Hind
by ID.ARAVINTHAN

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Republic Day of India,26th January:

India is a nation where humanity has lived since ages. It is a country which is blessed with different religions, societies, cultures and languages, all interplaying with each other in harmony.
The month of January creates an aura of patriotism as Republic Day of India falls in this month. It was on 26th January, 1950 that Republic of India was formed and the Constitution of India came into force. Over these years India has come a long way in overcoming various obstacles and hurdles to rejoice in the moments of triumph, glory and the pride of being an independent nation. Republic Day reminds us of the fulfillment of the pledge that was made on the midnight of Independence as a "tryst with destiny".
This day also marks the recognition that we Indians thrive in a sovereign, secular, and democratic land that stands for the principles of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity, the golden words that form the essence of our Preamble.

Jubilation

Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm throughout the country. The patriotic fervour of every Indian on this day brings the whole country united. Republic Day is celebrated all over the country at all the administrative units like the capital cities, district headquarters, sub divisions, talukas, and panchayats with the same enthuse and vibe.
To honour the occasion, a grand celebration is held at New Delhi, the national capital. The celebrations begin with spectacular presentation projecting India's military prowess. The President of India - External website that opens in a new window unfurls the National Flag, followed by the National Anthem. The different regiments of Army, Navy and Air Force march in-synchrony from Rashtrapati Bhavan, along the Rajpath and reach the India Gate saluting the President of India, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
This is followed by a massive parade by other military troops including State Regiments and Paramilitary Forces of India. A spectacular presentation from different parts of the country representing different folk dances, festivals, historical locations is displayed next. Children from various schools present folk dances from different States in picturesque costumes marking the cultural unity of India. Cultural events and traditional folk dances create an ambience of merriment and enthusiasm. Soldiers who have performed exceptionally are awarded the bravery medals, Param Veer Chakra, Veer Chakra and Maha Veer Chakra. National Bravery Awards are given to children who have performed outstanding deeds of bravery and selfless sacrifice. A streak of jet planes of Indian Air Force; leave a trial of coloured smoke, showering rose petals on the spectators marking the end of the grand day.

A Salute to the Legends

January 30^th is marked as Martyrs Day, to honour and pay homage to those martyrs who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom, welfare and progress of our beloved country. It was on January 30, 1948 when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, since then every year the Nation pays homage to the Mahatma and other martyrs on this day.
The President, the Vice President - External website that opens in a new window, the Prime Minister - External website that opens in a new window, the Defence Minister, and the three service Chiefs' gather at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and lay wreaths on the Samadhi decorated with multi-colour flowers. The inter-services contingent reverses arms as a mark of respect to the martyrs. A religious prayer ceremony is held and Gandhiji's much-loved bhajans are sung.

The Spirit of Republic Day

The real spirit behind such a grand celebration is not only to celebrate India's secularism and democracy but also to make every Indian feel proud of our rich culture, languages, dialects, traditions, customs and religions that makes India a marvellous multi-cultural country. Let's all come together and feel proud, identify ourselves as true Indians, and not to a particular religion or caste. Let's take a pledge deep inside our hearts to promote one feeling, one religion and one thought: of Being a true Indian.

Quotes on India

Historians, writers, politicians and other eminent personalities across the Globe have greatly appreciated India and its contribution to rest of the world. Though these remarks are only a partial reflection of the greatness of India, they certainly make us feel proud of our motherland.
"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made!"

- Albert Einstein (Theoretical Physicist, Germany)

"India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most artistic materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!"

- Mark Twain (Writer, America)

"If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India!"

- Romaine Rolland (French scholar)

"She (India) has left indelible imprints on one fourth of the human race in the course of a long succession of centuries. She has the right to reclaim ... her place amongst the great nations summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of humanity. From Persia to the Chinese sea, from the icy regions of Siberia to Islands of Java and Borneo, India has propagated her beliefs, her tales, and her civilization!"

- Sylvia Levi (French Scholar)

"Civilizations have arisen in other parts of the world. In ancient and modern times, wonderful ideas have been carried forward from one race to another...But mark you, my friends, it has been always with the blast of war trumpets and the march of embattled cohorts. Each idea had to be soaked in a deluge of blood..... Each word of power had to be followed by the groans of millions, by the wails of orphans, by the tears of widows. This, many other nations have taught; but India for thousands of years peacefully existed. Here activity prevailed when even Greece did not exist... Even earlier, when history has no record, and tradition dares not peer into the gloom of that intense past, even from until now, ideas after ideas have marched out from her, but every word has been spoken with a blessing behind it and peace before it. We, of all nations of the world, have never been a conquering race, and that blessing is on our head, and therefore we live....!"

- Swami Vivekanand (Indian Philosopher)

"If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India."

- Max Mueller (German Scholar)

"India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border."

- Hu Shih (Former Ambassador of China to USA)

"There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won't go. For me, India is such a place. When I first visited, I was stunned by the richness of the land, by its lush beauty and exotic architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colors, smells, tastes, and sounds. It was as if all my life I had been seeing the world in black and white and, when brought face-to-face with India, experienced everything re-rendered in brilliant technicolor."

- Keith Bellows (Editor-in-chief, National Geographic Society)

Poems on India

Here is a brief collection of translated poems on India by some of the renowned Indian Poets...

"Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been
broken up into fragments by
narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from
the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches
its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason
has not lost its way into the dreary
desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is lead forward by thee
into ever-widening thought and action-
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father,
let my country awake."

"Geetanjali"
- Rabindranath Tagore

Better than Heaven or Arcadia
I love thee, O my India!
And thy love I shall give
To every brother nation that lives.
God made the Earth;
Man made confining countries
And their fancy-frozen boundaries.
But with unfound boundless love
I behold the borderland of my India
Expanding into the World.
Hail, mother of religions, lotus, scenic beauty,and sages!
Thy wide doors are open,
Welcoming God's true sons through all ages.
Where Ganges, woods, Himalayan caves, and
men dream God -
I am hallowed; my body touched that sod.

- Swami Yogananda Paramhansa

Is there ought you need that my hands withhold,
Rich gifts of raiment or grain or gold?
Lo ! I have flung to the East and the West
Priceless treasures torn from my breast,
And yielded the sons of my stricken womb
To the drum-beats of the duty, the sabers of doom.
Gathered like pearls in their alien graves
Silent they sleep by the Persian waves,
Scattered like shells on Egyptian sands,
They lie with pale brows and brave, broken hands,
they are strewn like blossoms mown down by chance
On the blood-brown meadows of Flanders and France.
Can ye measure the grief of the tears I weep
Or compass the woe of the watch I keep?
Or the pride that thrills thro' my heart's despair
And the hope that comforts the anguish of prayer?
And the far sad glorious vision I see
Of the torn red banners of victory?
when the terror and the tumult of hate shall cease
And life be refashioned on anvils of peace,
And your love shall offer memorial thanks
To the comrades who fought on the dauntless ranks,
And you honour the deeds of the dauntless ones,
Remember the blood of my martyred sons!

The Gift of India
- Sarojini Naidu

History of Indian Tricolor:

"A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which would be a sin to destroy. For, a flag represents an Ideal The unfurling of the Union Jack evokes in the English breast sentiments whose strength it is difficult to measure. The Stars and Stripes mean a world to the Americans. The Star and the Crescent will call forth the best bravery in Islam."

"It will be necessary for us Indians Muslims, Christians Jews, Parsis, and all others to whom India is their home-to recognize a common flag to live and to die for."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Every free nation of the world has its own flag. It is a symbol of a free country. The National Flag of India was designed by Pingali Venkayyaand and adopted in its present form during the meeting of Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few days before India's independence from the British on 15 August, 1947. It served as the national flag of the Dominion of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic of India thereafter. In India, the term "tricolour" refers to the Indian national flag.
The National flag of India is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of width of the flag to its length is two to three. In the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the chakra. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes.

Evolution of the Tricolour

It is really amazing to see the various changes that our National Flag went through since its first inception. It was discovered or recognised during our national struggle for freedom. The evolution of the Indian National Flag sailed through many vicissitudes to arrive at what it is today. In one way it reflects the political developments in the nation. Some of the historical milestones in the evolution of our National Flag involve the following:

Unofficial flag of India
in 1906

The Berlin committee
flag, first raised by
Bhikaiji Cama in 1907

The flag used during the
Home Rule movement
in 1917

The flag unofficially
adopted in 1921

The flag adopted in 1931.
This flag was also the
battle ensign of the
Indian National Army

The present Tricolour
flag of India

The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta now Kolkata. The flag was composed of three horizontal strips of red, yellow and green.
The second flag was hoisted in Paris by Madame Cama and her band of exiled revolutionaries in 1907 (according to some inl9OS). This was very similar to the first flag except that the top strip had only one lotus but seven stars denoting the Saptarishi. This flag was also exhibited at a socialist conference in Berlin.
The third flag went up in 1917 when our political struggle had taken a definite turn. Dr. Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak hoisted it during the Home rule movement. This flag had five red and four green horizontal strips arranged alternately, with seven stars in the saptarishi configuration super-imposed on them. In the left-hand top corner (the pole end) was the Union Jack. There was also a white crescent and star in one corner.
During the session of the All India Congress Committee which met at Bezwada in 1921 (now Vijayawada) an Andhra youth prepared a flag and took it to Gandhiji. It was made up of two colours-red and green-representing the two major communities i.e. Hindus and Muslims. Gandhiji suggested the addition of a white strip to represent the remaining communities of India and the spinning wheel to symbolise progress of the Nation.
The year 1931 was a landmark in the history of the flag. A resolution was passed adopting a tricolor flag as our national flag. This flag, the forbear of the present one, was saffron, white and green with Mahatma Gandhi's spinning wheel at the center. It was, however, clearly stated that it bore no communal significance and was to be interpreted thus.
On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted it as Free India National Flag. After the advent of Independence, the colours and their significance remained the same. Only the Dharma Charkha of Emperor Asoka was adopted in place of the spinning wheel as the emblem on the flag. Thus, the tricolour flag of the Congress Party eventually became the tricolour flag of Independent India.

Colours of the Flag:

In the national flag of India the top band is of Saffron colour, indicating the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band indicates peace and truth with Dharma Chakra. The last band is green in colour shows the fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land.

The Chakra:

This Dharma Chakra depicted the "wheel of the law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The chakra intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.

Flag Code

On 26th January 2002, the Indian flag code was modified and after several years of independence, the citizens of India were finally allowed to hoist the Indian flag over their homes, offices and factories on any day and not just National days as was the case earlier. Now Indians can proudly display the national flag any where and any time, as long as the provisions of the Flag Code are strictly followed to avoid any disrespect to the tricolour. For the sake of convenience, Flag Code of India, 2002, has been divided into three parts. Part I of the Code contains general description of the National Flag. Part II of the Code is devoted to the display of the National Flag by members of public, private organizations, educational institutions, etc. Part III of the Code relates to display of the National Flag by Central and State governments and their organisations and agencies.
There are some rules and regulations upon how to fly the flag, based on the 26 January 2002 legislation. These include the following:

The Do's:

The National Flag may be hoisted in educational institutions (schools, colleges, sports camps, scout camps, etc.) to inspire respect for the Flag. An oath of allegiance has been included in the flag hoisting in schools.
A member of public, a private organization or an educational institution may hoist/display the National Flag on all days and occasions, ceremonial or otherwise consistent with the dignity and honour of the National Flag.
Section 2 of the new code accepts the right of all private citizens to fly the flag on their premises.

The Don'ts

The flag cannot be used for communal gains, drapery, or clothes. As far as possible, it should be flown from sunrise to sunset, irrespective of the weather.
The flag cannot be intentionally allowed to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water. It cannot be draped over the hood, top, and sides or back of vehicles, trains, boats or aircraft.
No other flag or bunting can be placed higher than the flag. Also, no object, including flowers or garlands or emblems can be placed on or above the flag. The tricolour cannot be used as a festoon, rosette or bunting.

More information about Flag The Indian National Flag represents the hopes and aspirations of the people of India. It is the symbol of our national pride. Over the last five decades, several people including members of armed forces have ungrudgingly laid down their lives to keep the tricolour flying in its full glory.

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இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்…..

தை திங்கள் வந்தது தமிழருக்கு பெருமை தந்தது
ஏர்பிடித்து உழுதிடும் உழவரின் உழைப்பை
உலகுக்கு உணர்திட
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்திடும் பொங்கல்

உழைப்பவரின் மனதினை உற்சாகப்படுத்திட
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்திடும் பொங்கல்

கலப்பையினால்தான் அகப்பையில் சோறு என்பதை சொல்ல
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்திடும் பொங்கல்

பல விஞ்ஞானம் வந்தாலும் இந்த விவசாயின் வேர்வைக்கு

தனி மதிப்புள்ளதென்பதை தைரியதுடன் சொல்ல
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்தது பொங்கல்

ஆடு மாடுக்கும் மனதுள்ளதென்பதை அறிந்து

மாலை மரியாதை செய்ய
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்தது பொங்கல்

கன்னியர்களை கெளரவப்படுதி

கூட்டமாக கூட்டாஞ்சோறு பொங்கிட
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்தது பொங்கல்

மஞ்சளும் கரும்புடன் மங்களமாய் இனித்திட
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்தது பொங்கல்

இப்படி -தமிழினங்களை தரணியில் உயர்த்திட
வந்தது திங்கள் தந்தது பொங்கல்

உலகில் உள்ள ஒட்டுமொத்த தமிழர்களுக்கும் தமிழினத்துக்கும் உழவர்களுக்கும் உழைப்பாளிகளுக்கும்

என் மனமார்ந்த தைதிங்கள் பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்

இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்…..

தைக்கின்ற முள்சொற்கள்
தமைப்பேசாத் தமிழினத்தார்
‘தை’க்கு அன்று அப்பெயரைத்
தந்ததென்ன காரணமோ?

வித்தை விதைப்பவர்க்கு
விளைச்சலையும் அனுபவிக்கும்
வித்தை தெரியவில்லை;
வியர்வையினால் பிறருக்குச்
சொத்தைப் பெருக்கித்தாம்
சொத்தையாய்ப் போவோர்க்கும்
இத்தைதான் கிழிந்திருக்கும்
இதயத்தைக் கொஞ்சம்
தைத்துத் தருவதனால்
தையென்று சொன்னாரோ?

காளைகளின் கொம்புகளைக்
காதலியர் கொங்கைகளாய்க்
காளையர்கள் எண்ணிக்
கைகளால் தழுவுகையில்
தைக்கின்ற புண்ணே
தாம் விரும்பும் குங்குமமாய்
வைக்கின்ற பெண்கள்தாம்
வைத்தாரோ இப்பெயரை

அத்தை மகளும், அவள்
அம்மான் மகனும், இனி
இத்தையில் மணம்புரிய
இனிய வழி பிறக்குமென்று

மெத்தைக் கனவுகள்
மெல்ல நெஞ்சைத் தைப்பதனால்
தத்தைத் தமிழிலிதைத்
தையென்று சொன்னாரோ?

மையலார் கண்ணால்
மணவாளன் இதயத்தைத்
தையலார் தைப்பதனால்
தையென்று சொன்னாரோ?

தையலர்க்கும் ஆடவர்க்கும்
தக்கபடி புத்தாடை
தையலர்கள் தைப்பதனால்
தையென்று சொன்னாரோ?

கைதனில் கரும்பெடுத்துக்
களிக்கின்ற சிறுவர்கள்
தைதையென ஆடுவதால்
தையென்று சொன்னாரோ?

சாதிப் பகையால்
சமயப் பிணக்குகளால்
வீதிக் கலவரத்தால்
வெறிபிடித்த கட்சிகளின்
மோதல்களால் தங்கள்
முகவரியை −ழந்துவரும்
ஆதித் தமிழர்
அனைவரையும் ஒன்றிணைத்து
அன்பாலே தைக்கின்ற
அந்நாளே தையென்போம்
இன்பநாள் காண்போம்
இணைந்து என

இனிய தைத்திருநாளில் வாழ்த்துவது

இலுப்பையூர் அரவிந்தன் .

……

ID.ARAVINTHAN WISHES A HAPPY PONGAL

TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

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Pongal Wishes

Pongal is a highly sacred festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu to mark the harvesting season..It is celebrated as 'Makara Sankaranthi' in different regions across India and this usually falls in the mid of January...Pongal is celebrated by offering prayers to the Sun God.. The houses are cleaned and well decorated before Pongal'

Meaning of Pongal

Pongal literally means "Boiling over" and it signifies the arrival of prosperity and is associated with the harvest by thanking the sun god, rain and the farm animals that have helped in the harvest. In villages, people owning cows find this festival important.

'Pongal' or 'Thai Pongal' is also called 'Makara Sankaranthi', since it is celebrated on the first day of Thai when the Sun enters the Makara Rasi (Capricornus). This signals the end of winter and the onset of spring throughout the northern hemisphere

Usually, the festival takes place January 12 -15 (on the Gregorian calendar). The festival is celebrated four days from the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi (December-January) to the third day of Thai (January-February).

Pongal is normally celebrated over a period of four days.. Pongal festival spans over four days period. Each of these days hold a significance of its own

Let's take a look how each day of this four day Pongal festival hold significance.

              * Bogi Festival
              * Surya Pongal
              * Mattu Pongal
              * Kaanum Pongal

Bogi Festival

Bogi festival or Bhogi is the first day of Pongal celebrated in honor of Lord Indra, "the God of Clouds and Rains" is also known as Indran (bhogi).
Legends say that on this day that Lord krishna lifted the Govardhan mountains on his little finger.

All the houses from the richest to the humblest are thoroughly scrubbed and whitewashed. Homes are cleaned and decorated with "Kolam" - floor designs drawn in the white paste of newly harvested rice with outlines of red mud. Often pumpkin flowers are set into cow-dung balls and placed among the patterns. Fresh harvest of rice, turmeric and sugarcane is brought in from the field as preparation for the following day.

There is a tradition to purchase new clothes, sugarcane and new vessel to cook pongal on Bhogi day

The Bonfire

Another ritual observed on this day is Bhogi Mantalu, when useless household articles are thrown into a fire made of wood and cow-dung cakes. This bonfire is mainly made out of old clothes, files, mats and rugs etc. The event of putting the junk on the fire is called the Bhogi Neruppu (Bhogi fire)

Surya Pongal

Surya Pongal and is dedicated to Surya (Sun God). It is the day on which the celebration actually begins and is also the first day of the Tamil month Thai.

The saying "Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum" which means "the birth of the month of 'Thai' will pave a way for new opportunities" is often quoted regarding the Pongal festival.

Women wake early on this day to create elaborate colorful rangoli (pongal kolam) on the grounds in front of their doorway or home.

Every member of the family gets up early in the morning, bathes, puts on new clothes and gathers to cook the traditional pongal

On this day the new rice is collected and cooked in pots until they overflow. The pot, in which the Pongal is cooked, is decorated with flowers, sugarcane pieces, turmeric plant, etc.

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It is this overflowing which means Pongal. This overflowing of rice is a joyous occasion, and the children and adults as well will shout out 'Pongal-o Pongal!'' The first offering is made to the Sun

Maattu Pongal

Mattu pongal which is the festival of cattle. Cow (Gomaatha), the giver of milk and the bull, which draws the plough in the fields, are very valuable for the people specially the ones who live in villages .So the farmers honor their cattle friends by celebrating it as a day of thanks giving to them.

The cattle are washed; their horns are painted and covered with shining metal caps. Multi-colored beads, tinkling bells, sheaf's of corn and flower garlands are tied around their necks. They are fed with pongal and taken to the village centers. On the Mattu Pongal day Lord Ganesh and Goddess Parvati are worshipped and Pongal is offered to them in the 'puja'.

Legend of Mattu Pongal

According to a legend, once Shiva asked his bull, Basava, to go to the earth and ask the mortals to have an oil massage and bath every day and to eat once a month. Inadvertently, Basava announced that everyone should eat daily and have an oil bath once a month. This mistake enraged Shiva who then cursed Basava, banishing him to live on the earth forever. He would have to plough the fields and help people produce more food. Thus this day is associated with cattle.

Kaanum Pongal

This day is also known by the name of Kaanum Pongal when colored balls of cooked rice are placed in the open air by girls for the birds and crows to eat. With each ball of rice that the sister makes she prays for her brother's happiness and the brothers and sisters wherever they may be remember each other'

Arati is performed for the brothers with turmeric water, limestone and rice, and this water is sprinkled on the kolam in front of the house.

In few places this day is also known as Karinaal or Thiruvalluvar Day. This day is dedicated to the sun god, Surya and has its roots in ancient Brahminical tradition. Since Pongal is a rural, agrarian based festival that celebrates the harvests, the sun is a vital part of the proceedings. This is because the Sun is the symbol of life on Earth.

Jallikattu- The 'Bull Festival'

Jallikattu is arranged in many places like Madurai, Tiruchirapalli and Tanjavur on this day. It is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebration. This is one of the oldest living ancient sports seen in the modern era.

The term 'Jallikattu' comes from the term "Salli" kaassu (coins) and "Kattu" (meaning a package) tied to the horns of the bulls as the prize money. Later days during the colonial period this term got changed to Jallikattu which is the term currently used
Jallikattu is based on the simple concept of "flight or fight". cattle being herd and prey animals in general tend to run away from unwanted situations..

This sport is also known as "Manju Virattu", meaning "chasing the bull".

Pongal Special

Festival means a chance to have lots of sweets...Besides the preparation of Pongal or the special sweet rice pongal is also the time to prepare some of the mouth-watering Tamil delicacies like Sakkarai Pongal(Sweet Pongal),Ven Pongal (Butter Pongal),Payasam(Sweet pudding),Aval Payasam,Murukku etc.

Significance of Sugarcane During Pongal

Ever wondered why is sugarcane an indispensable part of Pongal? Sugarcane symbolizes sweetness and happiness. But there is also a myth associated with the widespread use of Sugarcane during Pongal.

It is said that on a 'Perum Pongal day', Lord Shiva performed the miracle of feeding sugarcane to a stone image of an elephant in the Madurai Meenakshi Temple.

Lord Shiva is known as Lord Sundareshwar in Meenakshi temple and there is a stone carving based on the event in the temple

Wishing You All A Very Happy Pongal
&
Makara Sankaranthi

Ellorum Iniya Pongal Nal Vaazhthukkal

Pongalo Pongal!

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Wish you all a Happy Pongal My dearest friends from IF .. with lots of Pongal, sugar cane and ever lasting happiness!!!

My dear Friends,

Inya Pongal naal Vaazthukkal to you and your family

May the almighty bless you all with the best of health, wealth & prosperity

இலுப்பையூர் அரவிந்தனின்

இனிய தமிழர் திருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் ...
இந்த பொங்கலில் எல்லா வளமும் நலமும் பொங்கி பெருகட்டும் ...

Have a wonderful Pongal

Harvest Feast(Thaip Pongkal)
Milk Rice the Golden child came - granting
immeasurable ecstacy in her cooking
Farmers with the beauty of lion dream
a picturesque memory this new year gleam.

Elevated threshing floor courtyard the face-where
month of January gave love's kiss with rice share
abundance in red rice and charity - sweet
to the tongue January child glad to meet.

With the plough he tills the land - the ploughman
is the old man ladder of progress of all human.
Dark clouds and sun our life - milk rice
is dream field's harvested crop of rice.

Red sugar cane and saffron aplenty - flood
of happiness to sweep our country.
Rise, rise milk rice - bring smile
to the face of the poor, so rise milk rice.