14 January 2014

Happy Makara Sankranthi & Happy Pongal – Sankranti 2014 Greeting Images

HAPPY BOGI, PONGAL, KANUMA

Makara Sankranti/Pongal is one of the most auspicious Hindu festival celebrated in all parts of India with great devotion & fervor. On this day, the sun enters the zodiac sign of Capricorn. Pongal is mostly celebrated by farmers..

Pongal is famous for sugarcane…

Pongal is celebrated as in different name

In Tamil Nadu peoples are celebrated as Thai Pongal.

In Andhra Pradesh, Bengal, Kerala, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh peoples are celebrated as Makara Sankranthi or Sankranthi.

In Gujarat and Rajasthan peoples are celebrated as Uttarayana.

In Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab peoples are celebrated as Lohri.

In Assam peoples are celebrated as Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu.

In Nepal peoples are celebrated as Maghe Sankranthi.