By Vincent Paul | Director
Respected Donor,
CHHASE and the beneficiaries wish you and your family "A HAPPY PONGAL " !! Pongal is mainly celebrated to convey appreciation to the Sun God for a successful harvest.
The harvest festival is celebrated over four days with each day having a different ritual. Here is how Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu. The first day of Pongal is celebrated by paying respect to the rain gods who are responsible in ensuring a good crop year.
The Pongal festival, of all the festivals being celebrated throughout Tamil Nadu today by the Hindu population, has special significance for two reasons. First, it is the harvest festival of the Tamil state and the neighbouring south Indian states. It is being celebrated from time immemorial; it is a thanks giving festival - the farmers thank the life-giving sun and their cattle; others thank the Mother Nature and the farmers for producing a bountiful crop and keeping us all alive. The festival is observed annually exactly on the same day (first day of the month of Thai - co-eval with the 14th or the 15th of January of the western Gregarian Calendar. The Tamils follow the solar calendar. Originally, Tamil New Year Day was celebrated on the Pongal Day and not on the first day of the month of Chithirai. This day was celebrated as the beginning of the ilavenil season ( the spring festival ).
Keeping our services without interruption depends on donor's generous support. CHHASE want to create a space, where there is no sufferings of starvation. With your support, we have been providing nutritious meals for 59 old age persons. The age group of the old age persons are 60 to 90 years. Some of them are having ill-health and they are not able to work any more for their survival. Every day we provide nutritious meals to 59 old age persons and the meal includes steamed cooked rice, tuar dhal, sambhar, vegetable curry, pickle and seasonal fruits, curd, etc. with this nutritional meals the old age persons are very healthy and they are very confident that they live more days.
CHHASE provide not only food support, we provide warm clothing and medical treatment for them with love. The elderly person’s health have been improved and expressed sincere gratitude towards your kind gesture. With your kind and timely support only we have been serving the destitute and needy without any struggle
BECOME A CHANGE MAKER IN CHHASE INDIA!
When you join CHHASE India, you will join a special group of change makers, reaching out each month to provide Neglected elderly care, Health, Education & Livelihood for poor families around the Tamil nadu. Together, we can eradicate poverty, Illiteracy, Malnutrition, global warming & Violence. If you would like to take part in this Remarkable effort on an ongoing basis, we recommend it's a good time that you start a recurring monthly donation for a small amount at........
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Many thanks again for your support!!
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