OPINION | Pongal: The Thanksgiving to Surya Bhagwan


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Pongal/Sankranti is the main thanksgiving Sun festival in India to worship and celebrate the bounty of the Sun God, ‘Surya Bhagwan’! Pongal is also the biggest festival of Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Surya Bhagwan and is celebrated by everyone, especially by farmers. We are grateful to our Gods and to our farmers, who provide us food. The Sun has been worshipped all over the world since the evolution of the human being on the Earth. This is understandable given that the Sun and the Moon are the only two celestial bodies, which are directly, clearly and easily visible...