In fact, sesame features in nearly all the dishes of the festival. Each region of Maharastra, and each community has its own special rituals and recipes, but all can be traced back to a celebration of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Video Credit: Kabita's Kitchen/ YouTube The harvest festival brings communities together for celebrations comprising dancing, bonfires, singing, and kite flying. The festival is also celebrated in ...

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 ...

Traditionally, the festival celebrates the harvest of sugarcane. Special traditional foods like sarson da saag with makke di roti, gajak, rewri, and more are prepared as a part of the celebration.

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.

It marks the arrival of the harvest season and is dedicated ... people take holy dips in rivers to mark the occasion. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, the festival is celebrated as Makar Sankranti ...