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Happy Pongal 2019: Festival images, WhatsApp mesages, GIFs you can send your loved ones this year
To mark Pongal, we have compiled a list of wishes you can use as messages and greetings to share with your loved ones on WhatsApp, as SMS or even on Facebook.
As the new year begins, the month of January will see a host of harvest festivals being celebrated across India. Right from the north to the south, Lohri, Makar Sankrati and Pongal will be celebrated by lakhs of people from these regions. Pongal is dedicated to the Sun God and occurs in the third week of January. In India, Pongal this year will commence on January 15 to January 18. It is one of the most popular festivals for Tamil people.
The day is commemorated as it marks the six month journey of sun in the northward direction. Pongal is referred as “Tamizhar Thirunaal”, the festival of Tamizhs. The origin of the festival dates at least a millennium, the evidences for which dates back to the Chola empire of the medieval era. Popular dishes prepared during Pongal are Venn Pongal which is a savoury rice dish and Chakkara or Shakari Pongal which is a sweet dish. To mark Pongal, we have compiled a list of wishes you can use as messages and greetings to share with your loved ones on WhatsApp, as SMS or even on Facebook.
Take a look at the wishes below:
May the sweetness of jaggery, milk and dry fruits bring the loveliest of wishes this festive season.
Happy Pongal!
Rejoice in the charm of tradition and celebrations.
Have a happy and joyous Pongal!
Hope this festival marks the beginning of a harvest season, that is happy and cheerful and one which brings with it good luck and prosperity for always.
