It is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils all over. They light bonfires, dance, hold cattle races. The houses boast of ...

Bhogi, a festival marking the beginning of the harvest season, is celebrated in Maharashtra a day before Makar Sankranti. This auspicious day holds immense cultural and spiritual significance ...

Sankranti, celebrated as a harvest festival across India ... believed to ward off negativity and bring good fortune. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, sesame seed and jaggery sweets also dominate ...

Regional Variations Known by different names in different regions like Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan, Lohri, Bihu, this harvest festival ... For example, in Maharashtra, people prepare ...

This harvest festival is celebrated as Makar Sankranti ... as Lohri in Punjab and other northern states and as Bhogi in Maharashtra and other southern states. This year, Makar Sankranti will ...

In Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh ... traditions and significance of these iconic celebrations. Lohri, the harvest festival celebrated on January 13, is the most popular in northern India.

This festival signifies ... 2025. In Maharashtra, Bhogi is dedicated to Lord Indra, the God of Rain, thanking him for his blessings of a good harvest. Farmers pray to their ploughs and farming ...