Diversified Celebrations Of Sankranthi All Over India

Karnataka: The festival is related here to the crops marking the years harvests, offering them to their deities’ people attire in new clothes take in a procession of decorated bulls and cows. In some place they carry a ritual if jumping through fire along with their bull a sacred procedure but a bit risky. Also people meet each other to wish and celebrate with others by flying kite, also entertain competitions.

Tamil Nadu: Here it is referred as ‘Pongal’ the first day on the Tamil month of ‘thai’ marks the festival’s start. Vested in four days Bhogi, Pongal, Maatu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal, celebrated making the farm animals as deities providing them special place and much needed rest. The year’s first produce is cooked and offered to the sun god, the rice from harvest is filled in with boiling water and sweeteners added makes the famous pongal along with milk.

Guwahati: In this state communal fishing is the task of the day to carry out with a huge gathering of people in try to catch fish, here known as Bhogali Bihu. Traditional dance is Bihu is exhibited with sprite, also the ritual of throwing rice cakes to the Meji fire . Celebrated a day after Uruka feast follows Magh Bihu during which melas are organized that goes on for 7 days.

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