A THREE DAY FESTIVAL

 PONGAL  is a festival of three days
It is symbolic of Indian cultural ethos
The first day is called Bhogi
Indians celebrate it with religious piety
Children wear new dresses
Mothers prepare delicious dishes

Everybody in the home washes their hair
The villagers light the wooden fire
Children throw the wreaths of cow-dung
And stand around the fire in a ring

The burning fire gives the villagers heat and light
We burn the vices of hatred and jealousy and make our lives bright
The second day is called Sankranti, the big festival
The sun turns north and causes spiritual revival

The third day is called Kanuma
The devotees carry the hemi-spheric Prabha
Which  is made by fixing a colourful cloth to a wooden frame
And it is brought from each village to the temple fair like in a game
 
The bullocks dance to the sahanai tunes
Children shout at the wonderful scenes
This festival reminds us of our great culture
Cultural uniqueness is India's feature


The c**k fights add delight to the  viewers
Children blow the horns and the bubbles
We forget all our troubles
We tend to recollect our yester years
Life seems to be  a happy dream
Our souls dance with a radiant beam

Reviews

[Livana Lowell]

Dear Jvl narasimharao

How interesting to have a glance into a unique culture. I like how you start with the title of it then continue to describe the festive activity that goes on and it does sound fun. Actually, it sounds a lot like new years eve with the children wearing new dresses and mothers preparing delicious dishes.

Cool read.

Sincerely Livana Lowell (LL)

God bless

[KAREN]

Beautifully written! Sounds like a fun time.

[Morrigan Nicole]

Very celestial, with a Pagan feel.

...so mote it be...

wonderful

[Poetic Beauty]

This took me to a different place that I may never visit. Allowed me to see some of the customs and festival happenings. The details are well penned.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the holiday. I was lucky being in the military for 15 years. I saw parts of the world who would celebrate their life and the family. I enjoyed the festivals of deep Asia and Central American. We need to find laughter and joy or drown in sadness. The strong description create good vision. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote