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Pongal is one of the important Hindu Festivals of India, and importantly celebrated in Tamil Nadu. It is not only celebrated by a people of Hindu religion. Pongal is celebrated by people of various religions with the unity of Tamil tradition. Gift your dears with the collection of Pongal Combo, Pongal Flowers, Pongal Sweets, Pongal Special through OrderYourChoice and let this Pongal remembers forever.

The celebration of Pongal Festival

Pongal is a four-day long harvest festival joyfully celebrated across Tamil Nadu. As long as people have been farming and harvesting for food, there has been this harvest festival to celebrate this profession. This is an important season when rice, wheat, sugarcane, turmeric, and other cereals were harvested. The name Pongal comes is a Tamil word which translates to “to boil” and it is held in the first day of Tamil month, Thai. It is also widely called Thai Thirunaal meaning Thai festival. The Pongal which falls typically on the mid-January is been considered as a traditional occasion for giving thanks to the nature that gives us grains. People send and exchange pongal gifts and enjoy the occasion with a happiness in their face.

First Day

This first day is celebrated as Bhogi festival. It is celebrated in honor of Lord Indra, the supreme ruler of clouds that give rains. On that day homage is rewarded to Lord Indra for the blessing us with the abundance of of harvest, thereby bringing plenty and prosperity to the land. It is celebrated in the early mornig before sunrise by putting the useless and old things into the fire and burn it to ashes. It symbolizes of change and cleaning of the spirit by embracing and introducing different holy excellencies.

The Second Day

The second day is the day of Pongal. Pooja and ceremonies are performed when rice is boiled pot. It is symbolically offered the Sun god along with other oblations. People wear traditional wears that day. Men wear dhotis and women wear sarees. The offerings presented in front of the god includes include the two sticks of sugar-cane in background and coconut and bananas in the dish. Though the Pongal ceremony is carried out more simply but with extensive devotion towards it. On that day people exchange pongal gifts to one another and share the joy.

The Third Day

The third day is known as Mattu Pongal, meaning the day of Pongal for cows. Multi-colored beads, clinking bells, clumps of corn and flower garlands are tied around the neck of the cattle and then are worshiped. Cows are fed with Pongal and taken to the village centers. The sound of their bells attract the villagers as the young men race each other's cattle. The entire atmosphere becomes festive and full of fun and carousing. Arati willbe performed on them, so as to zone off the evil eye. According to a historic story, once Lord Shiva asked his bull, Basava, to go to the earth and ask the mortals to have an oil massage and bath every day and to eat once a month. Unintentionally, Basava announced that everyone should eat daily and have an oil bath once a month. This mistake enraged Shiva who then cursed Basava, expelling him to live on the earth forever. He would have to plough the fields and help people produce more food This is the association of this day with cattle.

The Fourth Day

The Fourth day is known as or Kannum Pongal day. In Tamil Nadu, women perform this ritual before bathing in the morning. All the women, young and old, of the houseassemble in the courtyard. The rice is placed in the centre of the leaf, while the women ask that the house and family of their brothers should prosper. Arati is performed for the brothers with turmeric water, limestone and rice, and this water is sprinkled on the kolam in front of the house. On this day all family members gather and go out to celebrate the day happily.

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Celebrate this tradional Tamil festival of Pongalby sending heart touching gifts to your friends and Relatives. Buy and send pongal gifts online from a wide range of gift varieties we have in our online gift shop. Choose from Sweets, Savories, Combo gifts, Flowers, Cakes and other personalized gift products. Use the Promocodes 'OYCCART' and 'FIRSTBUY' and avail exciting discounts in pongal gifts ordered onilne in OrderYourChoice.

Nurture your relationship with our Pongal gifts

The weather is changing. Bright and sunlit mornings and a slight warm up in the air, all greeneries in the fields and sugarcanes are tall and ready for harvesting, all that it indicates people are ready to welcome and celebrate the harvesting festival “Pongal”. Women in silk saree, men in dhoti & shirt, different varieties of foods served in traditional banana leaf, juicy and tasty sugarcanes, colourful rangolis, prayers to sun, Pongal is a very special day for all Tamil people. Though celebrated under different names in different places, the day is just meant for excitement and happiness. Festivals are meant to nourish any relationship and gifts play a big part in that. It multiplies your happiness and brings your heart together. Pongal gifts can strengthen your connection and amplifies your mood for celebration.

Customer Reviews of Pongal Gifts Online in OYC :

Karthikeyan L
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Pongal Special, 14 January 2018

Thanks a lotoyc for delivery of the pongal gifts on the stated time without any delay. Really good service was provided and customer service representative was very helpful in placing the order. Thanks a lot again for making this process easy for me.

Tamilarasan
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Cheerful Pongal, 12 January 2017

Ordered this combo gift from Oyc ahead of pongal festival. Timely delivery was certainly helpful to celebrate the pongal with those products. The fruits were fresh and had many varieties and the halwa and sweets are also delicious. Good work by oyc.

Yazhini K
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Milk Happy Pongal Combo, 14 January 2017

Bought this extraordinary combo gift to send to my friend on the day of pongal. It had so many sweets and savories in this combo in a reasonable price. The product was delivered on the right day of pongal without delay. Thank you so much oyc for the delivery of pongal gift promply and very well

Arun Kumar
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Delightful Pongal, 12 January 2016

Truly a delightful combo of Pongal gift to celebrate the ocassion. The rasagulla was so soft and delicious and flowers were delivered fresh and fragrant.