Farmer family in Rural Tamil Nadu perform Pongal pooja in a field to thank the sun God Surya for the harvest , India

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Pongal or Sankranthi is the Hindu harvest festival. Farmers in rural India especially celebrate. People buy sugar cane and use it as offerings to Surya the sun god to thank for the harvest. Cows are decorated, their horns painted and are given the day off. They are fed Pongal a special dish to celebrate this day.

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