India has a diverse culture because of its history. Every month we celebrate some different festivals by the different cultures. Makar Sankranti marks the end of winter and the beginning of a new harvest season. It has both seasonal and religious significance.
Makar Sankranti is observed every year in the month of January. The Hindu solar god Surya is the focus of this event. The Vedic writings, in especially the Gayatri Mantra, a holy song of Hinduism found in its literature known as the Rigveda, are responsible for this significance of Surya.
Makar Sankranti is a significant skillet Indian sun based celebration, realized by various names however seen on a similar date, some of the time for different dates around the Makar Sankranti. It is known as Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, Makar Sankranti in Karnataka, Telangana, and Maharashtra, Pongal in Tamil Nadu,Magh Bihu in Assam, Magha Mela in pieces of focal and north India, as Makar Sankranti in the west, Makar Sankranti or Sankranti in Kerala,and by other names.
Makar Sankranti is seen as social festivals , for example, vivid beautifications, country kids going door to door, singing and requesting treats in some areas, melas (fairs), moves, kite flying, huge fires and feasts.The Magha Mela, as per Indologist Diana L. Eck, is referenced in the Hindu legendary Mahabharata.
Numerous onlookers go to hallowed streams or lakes and wash in a function of gratitude to the sun. Like clockwork, the Hindus notice Makar Sankranti with Kumbha Mela – one of the world’s biggest mass journeys, with an expected 60 to 100 million individuals going to the event. At this occasion, they say a request to the sun and wash at the Prayagraj conversion of the Waterway Ganga and Stream Yamuna, a custom credited to Adi Shankaracharya
Makar Sankranti is viewed as significant for profound practices and as needs be, individuals take dip in streams, particularly Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. The washing is accepted to bring about legitimacy or pardon of past sins. They likewise petition the sun and thank them for their victories and prosperity.
A common social practice found among Hindus of different parts of India is making tacky, bound desserts especially from sesame and a sugar base like jaggery. This kind of sweet is an imagery for being together in harmony and euphoria, in spite of the uniqueness and contrasts between individuals. For most parts of India, this period is a piece of the beginning phases of the Rabi crop and rural cycle, where yields have been planted and the difficult work in the fields is generally finished.
The time in this manner means a time of mingling and families appreciating each other’s conversation, dealing with the steers, and praising around huge fires, in Gujarat the celebration is commended by flying kites.