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4 Days of Pongal
by Rhea Karuturi
Lasting for over four days Pongal, a harvest festival is celebrated in the month of Shravan. Pongal literally means, "boiling over". The Tamil har...
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Sugar Cane & Sankranti
by Rhea Karuturi
Sugarcane is considered spiritual on harvest festival at any part of the country. You can find sugarcane in Tamil Nadu (Pongal), Northern states (...
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Makar Sankranti Traditions
by Rhea Karuturi
In Maharashtra, there is a custom of exchanging sweets made of jaggery, as the first sugarcane crop for the year is harvested during the period. ...
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Bhogi Bonfire
by Rhea Karuturi
Another ritual observed on this day is Bhogi Mantalu, when useless household articles are thrown into a fire made of wood and cow-dung cakes. Girl...
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Significance of Makar Sankranti - Why do we celebrate Makar Sankranti | Hoovu Fresh
by Geetha Shankar
We celebrate Makar Sankranti every year in the month of January, This year, it is celebrated on 14th January 2021.
Why we celebrate Makar Sankrant...
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