makar sankranti & lohri & makara jyoti in sabarimala hilla

01-13-2004, 04:15 PM

Namaskar Mitra,

Happy Makar Sankranti, to read about it & Lohri.

1. Makar Sankranti - read about the festivals religious & astrological
significance, culture & festivities and How to celebrate. This festival is
celebrated differently in different parts of the country. In U.P. it is called
‘Khichiri’, in Tamil Nadu it is Pongal, in Punjab the eve of Sankrant is
celebrated as 'Lohri', in Kerala the 40 days anushthana by the devotees of
Ayyappa ends on this day in Sabarimala with a big festival and so on.
http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_i...nt1=0&cid=1024

2. Lohri in North India & Makara Jyoti in Sabarimala Hills - two articles that
tell you about celebrations in North India & Kerala. Lohri is essentially a
festival dedicated to fire and the sun god. It is the time when the sun
transits the zodiac sign Makar (Capricorn), and moves towards the north.
http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_i...id=817&sid=147.

cheers om sanjeev
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