Pongal 2022 Date, History, Significance, Importance, Pooja Time, Vidhi, Samagari: Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in India on 14 January every year, and lasts for four days till 17 January, celebrated mainly in southern India. The festival is celebrated with much pomp and religious fervour.
Pongal 2022 Date & Pooja Time
- Start Date: 14 January 2022, Friday
- End Date: 17 January 2022
- According to astrologers, the auspicious time for worshiping Pongal on the first day is at 2:12 pm.
History
Pongal is a unique, wonderful, and historical festival celebrated in South India, whose presence can be traced back to the Sangam era, which dates back to 200 BC. From 300 AD Pongal was a Dravidian-era festival, recorded in the Sanskrit Puranas. Like Makar Sankranti, the festival of Pongal is celebrated in South India to mark the Uttarayan of the Sun. Indra, Surya, Nandi, and kanyas are worshiped in this 4-day long festival. Pongal is also known as the festival of happiness and prosperity.
Significance, and Importance
Pongal is a special festival of Hindus in South India. Just as the Makar Sankranti festival has a prominent place in North India, the Pongal festival is of similar importance in South India. The festival of Pongal is basically a festival related to agriculture. According to the Tamil calendar, when the Sun enters Capricorn from Sagittarius on January 14 or 15, it is the first date of the new year.
Vidhi, and Puja Samagari
On this day people seek the blessings of the Hindu sun god, Surya for a bountiful harvest. On this day, people prepare Pongal sweets which are first offered to Goddess Pongal and later shared by the family. On this day people cook new and new rice for their loved ones. Pongal is likewise the name of a dessert consisting of rice and milk cooked in a pot in broad daylight. Traditional Indian items were made by craftsmen for display at the Pongal festival. On this day people express their gratitude to God for the bumper harvest.
