When is Mattu Pongal in 2014?, Mattu Pongal Date, Mattu Pongal, Pongal Festival 2014, Third day of the Pongal Festival
Third day of the four day Pongal festival is celebrated as mattu Pongal. As the Pongal is an agricultural festival, this day is dedicated to cattle’s. All the cattles are washed and decorated beautifully for this day. People perform puja and give aarti to the cows and bulls.
Mattu Pongal is observed on the second day of the Tamil month Thai. As they fallow solar calender, every year it is celebrated on 15th Januray (sometimes 16th). There is legend of Basava about this festival.