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Thai Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in Sri Lanka. Pongal coincides with the festival Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India.The festival usually occurs from January 13 — 15 in the Gregorian calendar i.e. the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of Thai.
Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka – celebrated as Pongal
Andhra Pradesh, Bengal, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh – celebrated as Makara Sankranthi or Sankranthi
Gujarat and Rajasthan celebrated as Uttarayana
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab – celebrated as Lohri
Assam – celebrated as Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu
Nepal – celebrated as Maghe Sankranthi
