Taste of Life: Politics of inclusion in Makar Sankranti celebrations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Taste of Life: Politics of inclusion in Makar Sankranti celebrations

Hindustan Times  

Religious beliefs and rituals play an important role in individual and group behaviour. “Tilgul” is a candy made of sesame seeds and jaggery and is given typically by elders to youngsters on Makar Sankranti. The Marathi newspaper “Kesari” mentioned on January 9, 1900, that a group of wealthy men from Poona were planning to travel to Bombay to bathe in the sea on “Makar Sankranti”. The “haldi-kunku” ceremony, an important part of Makar Sankranti, was a social gathering where married women exchange “halad” and “kunku”. The “Harijan Sevak Sangh” in Pune had decided in the early 1930s to celebrate important Hindu festivals like “Makar Sankranti”, “Holi”, “Gudhi Padwa”, and “Vijayadashami” with people belonging to the so-called “lower castes”.

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Makar Sankranti 2025: Delicious recipes to try from tilgul to pongal
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Makar Sankranti 2025: Delicious recipes to try from tilgul to pongal

India Today  

Makar Sankranti, celebrated across India with diverse traditions, marks the transition of the sun into Capricorn and the end of the winter solstice. Pongal Rice: 1 cup Moong dal: 2 tablespoons Jaggery: 1 cup Ghee: 3 tablespoons Cashews and raisins: 2 tablespoons Cardamom powder: ½ teaspoon Instructions: Cook rice and moong dal together until soft. Savoury Pongal Rice: 1 cup …

Makar Sankranti 2025: Here's what you can donate on the auspicious day
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Makar Sankranti 2025: Here's what you can donate on the auspicious day

India Today  

Makar Sankranti is an important Hindu festival that is celebrated in January across India. Here's a list of things that can be donated during Makar Sankranti: Gud/Jaggery: This is one of the important items for Makar Sankranti. Til or Sesame Seeds: Another thing that should be donated on the day of Makar Sankranti is til. Ghee Ghee is another important …

Makar Sankranti 2025: Here's what you can donate on the auspicious day
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Makar Sankranti 2025: Here's what you can donate on the auspicious day

India TV News  

Makar Sankranti is an important Hindu festival that is celebrated In January across India. On the day of Makar Sankranti, people make donations to receive the blessings of Surya Dev. Ghee Ghee is another important item that can be donated on the day of Makar Sankranti. ALSO READ: Makar Sankranti 2025: From Khichdi to Undhiyu, must-try traditional dishes for a …

Makar Sankranti Special: 5 Healthy Sesame-Based Recipes For A Festive Treat
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Makar Sankranti Special: 5 Healthy Sesame-Based Recipes For A Festive Treat

ABP News  

Makar Sankranti is a festival that's celebrated by the people of India, marking the harvest season. This nutritious snack is a popular food and treat that's enjoyed during the festival of Makar Sankranti. It's the best combination of sweetness and health benefits, making it a popular choice during Makar Sankranti. This recipe, made of sesame seeds and jaggery, is popular …

Recipes to add flavour to Makar Sankranti
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Recipes to add flavour to Makar Sankranti

Live Mint  

It’s the eve of Makar Sankranti, and perhaps the kitchen is the busiest corner in the house. Different communities of India celebrate it as a harvest festival and essential ingredients include sesame, ghee and rice. Recipe from The Taste of India podcast on Audible Ingredients Half cup little millet Half cup yellow moong dal 4-5 cups water 2 tbsps ghee/oil …

Makar Sankranti 2025: Til gud laddu to urad dal khichdi, traditional recipes to savour on this day
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Makar Sankranti 2025: Til gud laddu to urad dal khichdi, traditional recipes to savour on this day

Hindustan Times  

Makar Sankranti 2025: Makar Sankranti is a vibrant harvest festival celebrated across India, is a time for gratitude, joy, and indulging in traditional delicacies. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Ingredients: ½ cup split urad dal 1 cup short-grain rice 3 cups water 10-12 baby new potatoes ½ cup shelled fresh peas 3-4 tbsp ghee ¼ tsp hing 1 tsp cumin seeds 3-4 whole …

The many flavours of Makar Sankranti in South India
1 year, 2 months ago

The many flavours of Makar Sankranti in South India

Live Mint  

Suggi habba in Karnataka, Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, the harvest festival—that falls on January 15 this year—commemorates the northward ascent of the sun. “There’s kootu prepared with ash gourd, yellow pumpkin, dal, coconut and a spice paste; the tamarind-based arapuli kuzhambu with red or brown gram and elephant yam; and a tomato rasam completes …

The traditional flavours of Makar Sankranti
1 year, 2 months ago

The traditional flavours of Makar Sankranti

Hindustan Times  

India is a nation where no festival can be considered truly complete without the inclusion of food. Chefs from four Indian states fish out their most beloved food memories and traditions associated with Makar Sankranti: Sarson ka saag and makai ki roti PUNJAB Rice pudding made with sugarcane juice “My favourite part of celebrating Lohri was helping my mum and …

Makar Sankranti 2024: Delectable traditional recipes to savour with loved ones
1 year, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti 2024: Delectable traditional recipes to savour with loved ones

Hindustan Times  

Makar Sankranti, the celebration of sun's transit into Capricorn, is the time for new beginnings, warmer days and rejoicing over fresh harvest. Makar Sankranti 2024: From Pongal to Pooran Poli, delectable traditional recipes to savour with loved ones During Makar Sankranti festivities, farmers celebrate the abundance of crops and express gratitude for a good harvest. Sweet Pongal Ingredients Moong dal- …

Tilgul: A Indian sweet that encourages kind words
1 year, 2 months ago

Tilgul: A Indian sweet that encourages kind words

BBC  

Tilgul: A Indian sweet that encourages kind words Teja Lele Tilgul is a simple sweet made from jaggery, sesame seeds and ghee During the festival of Makar Sankranti, this warming sweet made with sesame and jaggery goads us to speak kind words and ultimately walk the right path in the year to come. ​Called Suggi in the south-western state of …

Makar Sankranti 2024: History, Significance and other facts about festival
1 year, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti 2024: History, Significance and other facts about festival

Business Standard  

Makar Sankranti is an auspicious Hindu festival observed all over India on January 14, 2024. During Makar Sankranti, the Sun starts its journey towards the north, so people in the Ganga, Krishna, Godavari, and Yamuna Rivers are at holy places and chant mantras. Makar Sankranti 2024: Important facts Makar Sankranti involves specific practices and activities, such as flying kites and …

Makar Sankranti 2023: Amitabh Bachchan, Vijay Deverakonda, Mahesh Babu bring festivities with warm wishes
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Makar Sankranti 2023: Amitabh Bachchan, Vijay Deverakonda, Mahesh Babu bring festivities with warm wishes

India TV News  

Makar Sankranti 2023: Festivals are something that has no boundaries, they are the same for everyone and carry the same level of excitement even for celebrities. As the country is celebrating Makar Sankranti, several celebrities, including Vijay Deverakonda, Mahesh Babu, Rishab Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun and more, took to their social media handles to wish their fans …

Makar Sankranti 2023: Significance of sesame seeds during this harvest festival
2 years, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti 2023: Significance of sesame seeds during this harvest festival

Firstpost  

According to Hindu mythology, Surya is the origin of all energy and life, and til is thought to be a source of solar energy The festival of Makar Sankranti is knocking at our doors. Despite the fact that people of different Indian states follow their own traditions to celebrate this auspicious festival, Makar Sankranti is incomplete without sesame seeds or …

Makar Sankranti 2023: Easy Recipes That You Can Try At Home
2 years, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti 2023: Easy Recipes That You Can Try At Home

ABP News  

Makar Sankranti, also known as Uttarayana, Maghi, or simply Sankranti, is a Hindu holiday and observance. Check out these amazing recipes curated by ABP Live for you on this special occasion: Sakkarai Pongal: Ingredients: ½ cup / 100 gm – Rice ½ cup / 100 gm – Moong dal 2 ½ cups / 600 ml – Water 1 cup / …

Makar Sankranti 2022: Dahi-Chura to Holy Bath, some auspicious things you must do on January 14
3 years, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti 2022: Dahi-Chura to Holy Bath, some auspicious things you must do on January 14

India Today  

Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated by Hindus across the nation. Makar Sankranti 2022: Date and Timings This year, Makar Sankranti is being celebrated on January 14, 2022, according to Drik Panchang. While there are different ways in which Makar Sankranti is being celebrated across northern India, here are some auspicious things you can do on …

The vibrant legends and folklore surrounding Makar Sankranti
3 years, 2 months ago

The vibrant legends and folklore surrounding Makar Sankranti

Live Mint  

As the earth pirouettes on its axis to swing to the northern hemisphere, this astronomical confederation in the Hindu calendar is known as Uttarayana— ‘uttara’ being north and ‘ayana’ as abode. Besides, as per the lunar calendar, on this day, the sun crosses over from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn and India celebrates its biggest harvest …

Makar Sankranti 2022: Delicious Karnataka Foods You Must Try This Festive Season!
3 years, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti 2022: Delicious Karnataka Foods You Must Try This Festive Season!

News 18  

Makar Sankranti 2022: Makar Sankranti is celebrated all across the country on January 14th. Tamarind Puliyogare There are some savoury dishes too, that are made on Makar Sankranti in Karnataka. Til Chikki The ideal choice of a sweet dish for Makar Sankranti is white sesame seeds and jaggery. Avarekalu bath recipe Avarekalu is a healthy lunch box recipe which also …

Makar Sankranti 2022: Til laddu traditional recipe
3 years, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti 2022: Til laddu traditional recipe

India Today  

Makar Sankranti 2022 will be observed on January 14. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, people prepare various sweet dishes at home. The most famous dish to make on this day is til laddu, which is nothing but sesame and jaggery laddus, which has special significance. Makar Sankranti 2022: Ingredients for til laddu 2 cups of white sesame Three-fourths cup …

Makar Sankranti: Many States, one festival
6 years, 2 months ago

Makar Sankranti: Many States, one festival

The Hindu  

The festival of Sankranti has arrived with all its colours and vibrancy. Like every festival, Makar Sankranti too has a host of traditional delicacies prepared in every household to celebrate the auspicious festival. For 70-year-old Vidya Saple, who shifted to the city from Sawantwadi over two years ago, the festival of Sankranti is all about food and family time. Reminiscing …

Treats of Sankranti
13 years, 2 months ago

Treats of Sankranti

The Hindu  

The wind is making way for the kites to soar high in the city. Actually undhhiyu is more famous as well as puri kadhi.” If you happen to visit a city-based Bihari's home during Sankranti, you can expect Chura, Gur laddoo, sweets made of til such as Tilkut, Tilwa, Maska, etc. Sankranti is also the best time to visit a …

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