Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of South India. Pongal falls in the mid-January every year and marks the auspicious beginning of Uttarayana - which represents the northward journey of Sun.


Pongal follows the winter solstice and marks the favorable course of the Sun, when He purportedly enters the 10th house, Capricorn. Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God to thank the solar deity for the good harvest and sanctifies the first grain to him on this 'Surya Mangalyam'.

Pongal in Tamil means "spill over" or "boiling over". The boiling over of milk in the clay pot symbolizes material abundance for the household. The saying often quoted regarding the Pongal festival is "Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum" meaning "the commencement of Thai paves the way for new opportunities". The festival usually occurs from the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of Thai.

Participate in Pongal 2013 Rituals
4 Days of New LuckThe Vedic Winter Solstice is also known in South India as "Pongal" or the harvest time and thanksgiving festival. Agriculturists, who provide the world with our food stores, look to the Sun to guide them on planting as well as harvesting seasons. In India, the farmers celebrate the Sun as playing a critical role in the growth of rice paddy and other agricultural activities. The Thai Pongal festival is anticipated not only as a Thanksgiving for a bountiful rice and sugar cane harvest but as a renewal of life energies. This is a 4 day festival.  

Bogi Pongal is a good time to clean your home; clean your closets and throw out old items that you are not using or that no longer suit your life; that carry the vibrations of the past. Spiritually, this symbolizes overhauling your current life and preparing room for the new abundance and happiness to come in. Clear some space for your higher self.

Pongal Day is celebrated as the harvest day. On this day, the cooking of rice with sweet raw sugar cane, jaggary is done during sunrise in a small pot, usually outdoors as the dish is dedicated to the Sun god, Surya. “Pongalo Pongal” is recited by everyone in a festive tone and is considered a prayer of thanks to the Sun and to receive the full blessings.

The 3rd day is known as Mattu or Cow Pongal. This is traditionally a time to celebrate the harvest and share the spoils. People, cows, crows and ants are all well fed and their part in the big eco wheel is acknowledged.

The 4th Day or Kannum Pongal day is the time to gather with family, buy new clothes etc. This charges the day with a festive new air to welcome in the new luck and fortune.

Bilva itself means which kills all the diseases.  As per Ayurveda all the diseases are related with the disturbed digestive system somewhere and Bilva corrects the digestive system in all aspects so it makes senses to call this plant as Bilva. Bilva is also useful in management of hemorrhoids and fluid retention in the body. It also increases the strength of the body. 

Vanakam and many blessings to all,
I hope you are having a great start to your new year of 2013 and to help it be a blessed and bountiful year I'd like to offer you a big discount on Vilvam plants. After the planting of a Vilvam tree at the Sree Veera Hanuman Temple in Brickfields Kuala Lumpur,  I wanted to offer the chance for all who wanted one for this year to get it with a good  discount! Normally I have priced the Vilvam at RM 90 but on this day only and only for those who reply to this mail or signup on our website it is RM 70.00. I'll be at the temple all day Friday with plants for you to collect and for those who wish to order that day the price will be  RM 75.00.


 I hope all who are thinking about buying a Vilvam for your home or for a temple or a friend will take advantage of this offer. 
Check out the Vilvam Tree planting at Sree Veera Hanuman Temple which was done on December 30 , 2012 at
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Please take note special prayers being carried out from morning 5am and 3.30 pm with homa , special prayers at 7am and 7pm, and tying of sacred Hanuman  fasting string. 
at Sree Veera Hanuman Temple Brickfields Kuala Lumpur

So lets start the year with planting a sacred plant and at the same be blessed by Sree Veera Hanuman


To answer your questions so many have had here is our FAQ list about the plants:

• Can they be grown in a pot?
  
• Yes they can and with proper care and feeding will do very well in a pot.
  
• Can I grow them in a flat?
  
• Yes you can but they need a lot of sunlight so you may want to find a place the gets sun most of the day.
  
• How big do they get?
  
• In a pot they can get as big as the pot allows the root to get. For example I have one of my own that is over 6 feet tall and in a pot. Out side of a pot they will grow up to 18 meters tall.
  
• Do they have thorns?
  
• Yes they have very long sharp thorns that grow on the branches and are 2-3 inches long.
  

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Sivajnani Nagappan
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