The third day of Pongal is dedicated to cattle and is called Mattu Pongal.
People offer prayers to the bulls, cows and other farm animals. 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 is a day when cattle
are given a well deserved day of rest and are given pride of place. Therefore
the farmers honor their cattle friends by celebrating it as a day of
thanks-giving to them.
The second day of the month of Thai is "Maattu Pongal"
Cows are especially worshipped on "Maattu Pongal" day
Hindus
believe the tail side of the cows are more prosperous than the face.
Because cow dung is used to make "Thiruneeru" (holy ash which Hindus
wear on their foreheads)
A view of Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar Devasthanam
A Hindu devotee worships a cow
The milk boils over and bubbles towards the "Kizhakku Thisai" out of the
vessel
The
chief Hindu priest of Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar temple Bala Kurukkal
puts the first rice to boil to make "Sakkarai Pongal" (sweet rice)
Leelavinothini Chandrajothy (4) decorates "Sunthari" with "Kumkumam"
The cows are decorated with garlands, silk, saffron and "Kumkumam"
The chief Hindu priest of Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar temple Bala Kurukkal offers
"Panchcharaththi" to the temple cow "Sunthari"
A devotee is feeding "Sakkarai Pongal" (sweet rice) to a cow
The Hindu devotees at Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar temple watching the cows
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