Maharashtra-Tilgul

Makar Sankranti is the season of the first sugarcane harvest in Maharashtra. People wear black colored dress on the day which trace back to traditions. A lot of importance is given to til (sesame seeds). Relatives, friends and neighbors exchange grains of multicolored sugar balls and fried til (sesame) mixed with molasses (til gul).

Uttar Pradesh- Khichdi Parv

The festival is known as Khichdi Parv in Uttar Pradesh and several parts of North India. Sankrant is also known as Kicheri. Millions of people take a holy dip in the waters of ‘Sangam’ where the rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati flow together. Taking holy dip on this day is believed to help in attaining ‘Moksha’.  People share sweets made up of sesame seeds on the day.