Q. Consider the following statements regarding Indian harvest festivals:

1. Both Onam and Pongal generally fall in the same months of the Gregorian calendar.
2. Both festivals are harvest season festivals.
3. Both are related to avatars of Lord Vishnu.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Only 2
Notes: Both Onam and Pongal are important regional harvest festivals—Onam in Kerala, Pongal in Tamil Nadu. However, Onam is usually celebrated in August-September and is associated with Lord Vishnu’s Vamana avatar, while Pongal takes place in January and is dedicated to the Sun god, not Vishnu. Only statement 2 is correct.