Ponggal is celebrated on the first day of the 10th month of ‘Thai’ in the Tamil calendar which falls in January each year.
The month of ‘Thai’ or Thai maatham also marks a celebration for a bountiful harvest, and it is ushered in with the hope for a better yield next year, as a Tamil proverb goes Thai piranthal vazhi pirakkum or the advent of the month of Thai brings new opportunities.
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