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Pongal.

A Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community, observed at the start of the month Tai (typically around January 14).

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  1. A Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community, observed at the start of the month Tai (typically around January 14).

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Transliteration of Tamil பொங்கல் (poṅkal). Doublet of pongal.

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