[2], Encyclopaedia Britannica (2011), Quote: "Pongal, three-day Hindu festival held throughout South India. It is celebrated on the winter solstice, when, according to the traditional Tamil system of reckoning, the Sun, having reached its southernmost point, turns to the north again and reenters the sign of makara (Capricorn), usually on January 14 or January 15 depending on the sun's orbit around earth that particular year."
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Beteille, Andre (1964). "89. A Note on the Pongal Festival in a Tanjore Village". Man. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 64: 73–75. doi:10.2307/2797924. ISSN0025-1496. JSTOR2797924.
Beteille, Andre (1964). "89. A Note on the Pongal Festival in a Tanjore Village". Man. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 64: 73–75. doi:10.2307/2797924. ISSN0025-1496. JSTOR2797924.
Beteille, Andre (1964). "89. A Note on the Pongal Festival in a Tanjore Village". Man. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 64: 73–75. doi:10.2307/2797924. ISSN0025-1496. JSTOR2797924.