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First day of the Pongal festival
Bhogi
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Bhogi fire at Sri Balakrishna Towers, Gorantla, Guntur
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Official name
| Bhogi
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Also called
| Bh?gi, L?hri
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Observed by
| Hindus
in
North India
,
South India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Singapore
,
Malaysia
,
Indonesia
,
Australia
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Type
| Seasonal, traditional
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Significance
| Midwinter festival
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Celebrations
| Bonfire
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Observances
| Bonfire
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Date
| Last day of
Agrahayana
month of
Hindu calendar
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Related to
| Makar Sankranti
Bihu
(Bhogali / Magh / Bhogi in Tamil,Telugu)
lohri
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Bhogi
(
Kannada
:
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,
Telugu
:
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,
Tamil
:
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) is the first day of the four-day Pongal festival. It falls on last day of
Agrah?ya?a
or
M?rga??r?a
month of
Hindu Solar Calendar
, which is 13 January by the Gregorian calendar. It is the day before
Makar Sankranti
, celebrated widely in
Andhra Pradesh
,
Telangana
,
Karnataka
,
Tamil Nadu
, and
Maharashtra
.
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On Bhogi, people discard old and derelict things and concentrate on new things causing change or transformation. At dawn, people light bonfires with logs of wood, other solid-fuels, and wooden furniture at home that are no longer useful. This marks the end of the year's accounts and the beginning of new accounts on the first day of the harvest on the following day.
Lord Indra
is worshipped during the Pongal festival for the blessing of rains.
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Kaappu Kattu, a tradition of tying leaves of
Azadirachta indica
,
Senna auriculata
,
Aerva lanata
in the roofs of houses and residential areas is practiced in
Kongu Nadu
.
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In Maharashtra, people eat roti made of Bajra sprinkled with til and mix vegetable gravy which includes palak, carrot, peas, green chana, papdi, etc.
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