Testing content - The state of Tamil Nadu is rich in history and culture. Hence, it never goes short of festivals and celebrations. During the middle of January, the people of Tamil Nadu celebrate the Pongal festival.

Pongal festival is a harvest festival where devotees pay homage to the Sun God. This four-day-long festival is celebrated as the end of a farming season. Farmers get relief from their tedious farmwork and worship mother nature, the Sun God, and the cattle as well.

The Pongal festival includes

• Thai Pongal,
• Surya Pongal,
• Mattu Pongal, and
• Kaanum Pongal. People throw away old belongings and wear new clothes. They wake up early in the morning and decorate their houses with Kolam. People also make a bonfire in their house premises where newly harvested rice is boiled with milk.

1. This festival is immensely significant in Tamil Nadu.
2. Tamil Nadu Jallikattu is a part of this Pongal celebration.

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