SANKRATHI FESTIVAL

 SANKRANTHI

J.Naga Jahnavi


Sankranthi is a festival celebrated for 3, 4 or 5 days in some places. On the first day we celebrate bhogi with a bonfire, second day is Sankranthi and on the third day we celebrate kanuma.


  • Makara Sankranti, or Maghi , is a festival day in the Hindu calendar, dedicated to the deity Surya (sun). It is observed each year in January. It marks the first day of the sun's transit into the Makara ( Capricorn ), marking the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of longer days. It is one of the festival which is celebrated all over India.

The festivities associated with Makar Sankranti are known by various names MAGH BIHU in Assam, MAGHI in Punjab, Maghi Saaji in Himachal Pradesh, Maghi Sangrand or Uttarain (Uttarayana) in Jammu, Sakraat in Haryana, Sukarat in central India, PONGALin Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, Ghughuti in Uttarakhand, Makara Sankranti in Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal (also called Poush Sankranti), Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh (also called Khichidi Sankranti) or as SANKRANTHI in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, MAGHE SANKRANTHI (Nepal), SONGKRAN (Thailand), Thingyan (Myanmar), Mohan Songkran (Cambodia), and Shishur Saenkraath (Kashmir). On Makar Sankranti the Sun god is worshipped along with Lord Vishnu and goddess Lakshmi throughout India.





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