Department of Computer Applications celebrated Pongal on 12.01.2023. The first day is known as “Bhogi Pongal”. It is a tribute to the Lord Indra who brought rains. On this day houses are cleaned, white washed and people discard their useless household articles into fire made of cow dung and wood cakes. The girls sing songs and dance in praise of God. On the second day newly harvested rice is cooked. The rice grains are cooked along with groundnuts, jaggery, sesame seeds, dried coconut and chick peas and are then put into an earthen pot filled with milk.