Festivals & Observances crossword
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Pongal is celebrated over three or four consecutive days: Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal.
Source: Wikipedia, "Pongal (festival)"
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- 7Nine nights honoring the goddess, centered on the Golu doll display (8 letters)
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- 1Telugu and Kannada New Year, marked with a tangy-sweet-bitter dish made with neem (5 letters)
- 2Tamil harvest festival named after its own signature sweet rice dish (6 letters)
- 3Annual ancestor-remembrance ceremony, food cooked without onion or garlic (8 letters)
- 4Kerala's grand vegetarian feast, served on a banana leaf (5 letters)
- 5Mixed vegetables in a coconut-yogurt gravy (5 letters)
- 6Unrefined cane sugar used in most South Indian festival sweets (7 letters)
- 8Thin, peppery, tangy soup served after the main course (5 letters)
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