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Plate F · NGALPoṅkalपोंगल

URN · pongal

Festivals · 4 days

Provisional

पोंगल

Poṅkal

Pongal

Pañcāṅga rule

Solar · ? · day ?

Duration · 4 days

ISynopsis

Tamil harvest festival lasting four days starting with the sun's entry into Capricorn; sweet rice is cooked and offered.

Provenance ledger

9 entries

  1. RecurrenceSolar · ? · day ? · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Pongaltextual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)पोंगलtextual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)பொங்கல்textual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)పొంగల్textual
  7. Name (kan/Knda)ಪೊಂಗಲ್textual
  8. Name (mal/Mlym)പൊങ്കൽtextual
  9. Observed at60 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

60 attested
  • Temple 5e30860ddeity-festival association
  • Temple 93b31448deity-festival association
  • Temple 8d2465f7deity-festival association
  • Temple 9fa7e2c8deity-festival association
  • Temple 4b00c3c1deity-festival association
  • Temple 157946b5deity-festival association
  • Temple 43ce7f72deity-festival association
  • Temple b6b45790deity-festival association
  • Temple 1539aba2deity-festival association
  • Temple 136463f7deity-festival association
  • Temple 0e83bf0adeity-festival association
  • Temple 5ec80e3ddeity-festival association
  • And 48 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnPongalTamil harvest festival lasting four days starting with the sun's entry into Capricorn; sweet rice is cooked and offered.
  • hin / Devaपोंगलतमिल फसल उत्सव, मकर संक्रांति से शुरू होने वाला चार दिवसीय पर्व।
  • tam / Tamlபொங்கல்தமிழர்களின் பெரும் அறுவடை திருவிழா. தை மாதம் முதல் நாள், நான்கு நாட்கள். சூரிய வழிபாடு மற்றும் நன்றி கூறும் திருவிழா.
  • tel / Teluపొంగల్
  • kan / Kndaಪೊಂಗಲ್
  • mal / Mlymപൊങ്കൽ
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