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As officials probe the cause of the Palisades Fire in Southern California, investigators have focused their attention on a popular Los Angeles-area hiking trail where another fire had burned six ...

The Pongal festival is the festival of harvest season and, hence, Bhogi marks a day of thanksgiving, bonding within families, and purification. The old things are set on fire as a way of making ...

Los Angeles fire bosses deployed just a fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five of the 40 available fire ...

Cal Fire elected not to fund millions of dollars in Wildfire Prevention Grants over the last four years for areas that were destroyed by the Palisades fire, state records show. During the same ...

The family celebrated Bhogi, the first day of Pongal, by throwing a 200-foot-long garland of Pidaka, dried Cow dung cake, into the Bhogi fire.

LET’S CONTINUE OUR WILDFIRE COVERAGE. IT’S BEEN A WEEK NOW SINCE MAJOR FIRES SPARKED ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND SINCE THEN, THE PALISADES FIRE AND THE EATON FIRE HAVE BURNED A COMBINED ...

Bhogi is the day of purification and renewal. It starts with morning bonfires, where leaves, old furniture, and other unwanted materials are collected and set on fire in large heaps. These would ...

Happy Bhogi Pongal to you and your family. On the first day of Pongal, may the fire of Bhogi ignite your hopes, and may it pave the way for a year filled with abundance and joy. Wishing you a blissful ...

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The first day is Bhogi, followed by Thai Pongal ... People gather around the fire, offer sweets made of sesame seeds and jaggery, and pray for prosperity. In Assam, the festival is known as ...