Pongal is a harvest festival, which lasts for four days. It is celebrated accross India by different names. Pongal literally means, "boiling over". The Tamil harvest festival is celebrated with decorated cows, processions and decorative Rangoli. Pongal is a dish, which is a sweet porridge made from newly harvested rice and eaten by all, even the animals. Each day of this festival has a special significance and importance; however, it is celebrated more grandly and elaborately in the villages. The festival is celebrated for four days.
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