Thanksgiving Festival of Cattle – Mattu Pongal / Kanuma

Thanksgiving Festival of Cattle – Mattu Pongal / Kanuma

Mattu Pongal or Kanuma is the day when people forget their caste, creed or other discriminations and come together to celebrate the new harvest and welcome the new season and celebrate cattle. The festival is dedicated to cows, bulls and other animals that are part of agrarian economy. Cows and bulls have always held a special place in India. Cows give nourishing milk while bulls and oxen help plough the fields. Thus, Maatu Pongal Or […]

 January 15, 2018