PONGAL,LOHRI, BIHU & SANKRANTHI: Time To Celebrate Winter Harvest Festivals In India - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PONGAL,LOHRI, BIHU & SANKRANTHI: Time To Celebrate Winter Harvest Festivals In India
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The much awaited series of auspicious festivals will kick off in the country starting with Lohri, Pongal, Magh Bihu & Pongal .The joyous occasion is all set to be enriched with the lively celebration of Lohri, Pongal, Bihu l as well as Makar Sankranti. Pongal, the well-known harvest festival in South India, coincides with Makar Sankranti in North India.Lohri, essentially a Punjabi festival, is celebrated on January 13 each year with joy and enthusiasm. Magha Bihu, harvest festival is celebrated in Assam.In addition, this harvest festival is celebrated in Nepal too.It is festival time across rural India and is dedicated to the Sun god as a thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest. The day is marked in the calendar as the first day the sun transits into Capricon ( known as makara rashi in the Indian calendar).It is the end of the winter solstice and the end of the harsh winter in North India. – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: PONGAL,LOHRI, BIHU & SANKRANTHI: Time To Celebrate Winter Harvest Festivals In India
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