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Meen Sankranti 2024: Date, Timings, Significance & Rituals
9 months, 1 week ago

Meen Sankranti 2024: Date, Timings, Significance & Rituals

The Quint  

Meen Sankranti is a time when the Northern Hemisphere moves towards longer days and shorter nights. People also offer prayers and take a holy dip in the Ganga River. During this time, people also offer Arghya to Lord Surya. On the day of Meen Sankranti, people wake up early in the morning and offer water to the Sun and show …

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Bhogi bonfires start Sankranti festivities in AP
1 year, 11 months ago

Bhogi bonfires start Sankranti festivities in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The three-day Sankranti celebrations kicked off with Bhogi bonfires in various parts of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. Mohan Babu University in Chandragiri mandal of Chittoor district also organised Bhogi celebrations grandly with popular film actor Manchu Mohan Babu attending the ceremony along with his family members. Cine actor Manchu Vishnu said Bhogi is celebrated to leave past bitter memories …

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Five regional recipes to celebrate the harvest season
1 year, 11 months ago

Five regional recipes to celebrate the harvest season

The Hindu  

One of the major festivals of India, the harvest festival, celebrated throughout the nation, is known by various names in different states. Ingredients Grated coconut - 1 cup Date palm jaggery 1 cup Khoya 2 cups Maida 150 gram Ghee 2 cups Green cardamoms 3-4 small pods Sugar 2 cups Preparation To make the sugar syrup, add water and bring …

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Festive flavours of Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

Festive flavours of Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The city is soaked in the colours of Sankranti. Thota Sarada, a farmer from Gullepalle village of K Kotapadu mandal near Visakhapatnam says, “We also make kalagaya pulusu or teepi pulusu, which is mixed vegetables cooked in jaggery and tamarind. The entire household, including children, are involved in the preparations,” she says, adding: “This is a festival during which we …

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Mumbai police ban use, sale of nylon kite strings ahead of Makar Sankranti
1 year, 11 months ago

Mumbai police ban use, sale of nylon kite strings ahead of Makar Sankranti

India TV News  

The Mumbai police have banned the use, sale and storage of nylon kite strings or manja for a month to prevent fatalities among people and birds during the upcoming Makar Sankranti festival, an official said on Friday. It is observed that the use of nylon kite strings, made of plastic or other synthetic materials, often results in injuries and in …

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BRS activities to gain momentum in several states after 'Makara Sankranti', says CM KCR
1 year, 11 months ago

BRS activities to gain momentum in several states after 'Makara Sankranti', says CM KCR

India Today  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said the party's activities would gain momentum in several states after the ‘Makara Sankranti’ festival this month, even as he announced the implementation of free power supply to farmers and a flagship Dalit welfare scheme in the country if the party is elected to power. Rao, who …

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Sweet taste of Sankranti: The mystery behind making perfect sakkare acchu
2 years, 11 months ago

Sweet taste of Sankranti: The mystery behind making perfect sakkare acchu

Firstpost  

Growing up in Hyderabad, the first festival of the calendar year, Sankranti was always special. “My mother always made the acchu with just sugar and lemon over a traditional stove that used coal. Finally, you will need to quickly pour this into the mould so that it sets in the pattern chosen.” The trick to get the acchu right is …

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Candy for the gods: ‘Sakkare acchu’ always reminds me of Makar Sankranti
2 years, 11 months ago

Candy for the gods: ‘Sakkare acchu’ always reminds me of Makar Sankranti

The Hindu  

Sitting cross-legged on the red-oxide floor of our kitchen in Hyderabad and watching mother furiously stir a pot of bubbling sugar syrup on a coal stove is one of my earliest memories of Sankranti. Sakkare acchu, which translates to sugar mould in Kannada, refers to the figurines made with sugar syrup for Makar Sankranti. Come Sankranti and the sight of …

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