Pongal Pooja Details

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in South India, dedicated to the Sun God.

Significance and Rituals

Pongal is a four-day harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu. Rituals include boiling rice with milk in a new pot, offering it to the Sun God, and decorating homes with kolam (decorative patterns).

Mantra for Pongal Pooja

Original Text: ॐ सूर्याय नमः ॥

Transliteration: Om Suryaya Namah

Breakdown

• Om: The primordial sound.
• Suryaya: To the Sun God.
• Namah: Salutations.

Meaning

"Om. Salutations to the Sun God."

Deity

Sun God (Surya)

Origin Story

This mantra is chanted to express gratitude to the Sun God for a bountiful harvest and for sustaining life on Earth.

How and When to Chant

This mantra is chanted during Pongal, especially when offering the newly harvested rice to the Sun God. It can also be chanted daily to honor the Sun.

Benefits

• Expresses gratitude for the harvest.
• Invokes the blessings of the Sun God.
• Promotes prosperity and well-being.
• Brings positive energy.