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Pongal celebrations 2014 at Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi. The nadaswaram, nagaswaram, nadhaswaram or nathaswaram, is one of the most popular classical musical instruments in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Kerala and the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instrument.[1] It is a wind instrument similar to the North Indian shehnai but much longer, with a hardwood body and a large flaring bell made of wood or metal. Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season. Pongal is a four day festival which usually takes place from January 13 to 16 in the Gregorian calendar i.e., the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of Tamil month Thai. It is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Tamil people in the Indian state of Ta
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