<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamil Nadu, the beginning of the month Thai, marking the onset of Spring Harvest season is celebrated as Pongal. The season is celebrated for three days. Today the people offer their harvest to the Sun in the morning. Pongal festival is  mainly a festivity that is connected with the harvest and agriculture. Pongal is a menu cooked with milk, rice, moongdhall, jaggery and ghee in painted rice pots in traditional clay stoves outside the houses under the sugarcane pandal.</span><span style="color: #212529;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;">Pongal means overflowing that is why, Thai Piranthaal vazhi pirakkum is an old saying which means the birth of this month will make a way for things to be accomplished. Colorful rangolis can be seen in front of houses. Festoons are made with new  mango leaves and turmeric leaves signifying prosperity and happiness. Tomorrow is Mattu Pongal for the cattle which helped the farmers in plowing the fields. The last day of the Pongal season is Kaanum Pongal where people visit their relatives and spend time together.</span><span style="color: #212529;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;">In Assam, the Magh or Bhogali bihu is being celebrated across the state with traditional fervor and gaiety.  People from all sections of life have participated in the joyous celebration of the post harvest festival. Traditional Meji and Bhelaghar made of thatch and  woods have been set on fire  amidst chanting of prayers.  Community feasts were organized last night on the occasion of Uruka.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ayush Ministry conducted  "Surya Namaskar for vitality" today under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebration. The ministry said that more than 75 lakh people from all over the world, including India, performed Surya Namaskar together to keep the body and mind healthy and keep themselves safe during the Covid pandemic.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of state for Ayush Dr Munjapara Mahendrabhai virtually launched the programme. The ministry said, Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev and many notable personalities from different parts of the world joined the inaugural programme.<br />''<br />''On the occasion, Mr. Sonowal said that sun worship is done through Surya Namaskar to improve the physical and mental well being of people. He added, yoga and surya Namaskar is being promoted for the wellness and health of mankind under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</span>