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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

It unites communities to celebrate agricultural prosperity, where farmers thank the harvest and seek blessings for a prosperous year. The festival strengthens familial ... The flames of Bhogi in ...

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 ...

Pongal is celebrated in other states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh as Makar Sankranti. Whereas, Punjab and Haryana celebrate the harvest festival as Lohri. Celebration ...