Pongal is a harvest festival of which state of India?
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SSC MTS 8th July 2022 Shift-1
Tamil Nadu
Correct AnswerRajasthan
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
- Pongal is primarily celebrated in Tamil Nadu. It is a major harvest festival marking the end of the winter solstice. It usually takes place over four days in January.
- Pongal is named after a dish made from the new harvest of rice boiled in milk with jaggery. It's a time of thanksgiving for the year's harvest.
- Mizoram doesn’t celebrate Pongal as a traditional festival. They have their own indigenous festivals like Chapchar Kut.
- Rajasthan is known for festivals like Gangaur and Diwali, centered around various cultural and traditional practices, not Pongal.
- Manipur celebrates different festivals related to its culture; Pongal is not one of them.
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