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Friday, April 20, 2012

How Tamil New Year and Pongal were celebrated in 1833-34



From Madras Journal of Literatures and Science (1833-34)

 Tamil New Year


The link is
http://archive.org/stream/madrasjournalli01socigoog#page/n40/mode/2up

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Pongal:-





The links are
http://archive.org/stream/madrasjournalli01socigoog#page/n42/mode/2up

and

http://archive.org/stream/madrasjournalli01socigoog#page/n44/mode/2up

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