Makar Sankranti 2023: Here's how celebrities are ringing in the festivities with their warm wishes. Have a look.
Suniel Shetty posted an Instagram Reel in which he can be seen getting a white coloured kite ready to fly. He looked dapper in a white sweatshirt paired with blue jeans and white shoes. In the caption, he wrote, "Happy Makar Sankranti. Happy Pongal." Several other celebrities including Shilpa Shetty, Akshay Kumar also extended Makar Sankranti greetings on social media.
Makar Sankranti is one of the most popular festivals and is dedicated to the deity Surya or the sun. It is regarded as one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar. Extending warm wishes to fans on the festival, celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee and others prayed for happiness and prosperity for their fans.
Makar Sankranti 2022: The festival is known by different names in different regions of the country like Sankranti, Magha, Uttarayan, Mela, Maghi, Ghughuti or Bhogi. From kite flying to indulging in delicacies made of til and jaggery, the festival is filled with lots of fun. Here we bring to you 5 recipes of some traditional dishes.
There are a total of twelve Sankrantis in the year, out of which Makar Sankranti and Kark (Cancer) Sankranti are said to be very important. According to Acharya Indu Prakash, it is said that bathing in the River Ganges on Makar Sankranti removes all the troubles.
Bollywood celebrities on Thursday took to their social media handles to extend virtual wishes and greetings for their friends, family and fans on the festive occasions of Makar Sankranti and Pongal.
People celebrated harvest festivals, in various parts of the country under different names -- Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bihu, Uttarayan and Paush Parva across various states on Thursday.
The pilgrimage is taking place amid strict COVID-19 health safety protocols and a large number of volunteers and police personnel have been deployed to ensure people follow the guidelines, officials said.
In Pictures: India celebrating its traditional harvest festival of Bihu, Pongal, Makar Sakranti across different states of the country.
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It was traditionally called 'Ardh Kumbh' as it takes place twice in 12 years, but the present state government recently renamed it 'Kumbh'.
Hundreds of four-wheelers were waiting at the toll gates for their turn, slowing down the movement of vehicles on the highways.
With prayers on their lips, the devotees jostled for space since early hours to take a dip in the holy water at Ganga Sagar, also known as 'Sagardwip'.
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