Friday, January 3, 2014

Makar sankrati

Makar sankrati  is an Indian festival which always falls on the same day every year(January 14). It is a special occasion for the hindu people and give the signal that spring season is arrived in india.

Makar sankrati symbolize to lord sun for to give more bright in life and never give the darkness for the new year. On makar sankrati the ladies wear the new beautiful traditional odisha sarees and go to temple to well wishes for their family. On this day children loves to fly the colorful kites in odisha.

In odisha people celebrate makar sankrati  by preparing the makara chaula (kheer)made of new rice, banana, jagerry(guda), sesame (til) and delicious sweets give to god .On this day devotees worship to sun god at great konark temple with great favour. From this day the day became lengthy and night become shorter. Where the old age people lives you find makar sankrati celebrates with a great joy by singing bhakti song or by kirtan.



Most people celebrate the new year from this day of makar sankrati. Makar mela also held in various place which you can buy the household things, puja materials, traditional wearand many more things.On this day every people sit together and eat their delicious sweets with prasad(makar chaula).

Sarees , salwar and other clothing sale is on high during this festival. Handloom sarees and designer sarees sale also in top during this period in odisha.

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