Makar Sankranti / Pongal

Makar Sankranti / Pongal - Harvest Thanksgiving

Celebrate the auspicious transition of the Sun into Capricorn with traditional Pongal cooking, kite flying, and harvest festivities across Hindu temples and community halls.

Festival Significance

Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the sun's northward journey (Uttarayan) and is celebrated as a harvest festival across India with different names - Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Lohri in Punjab, and Bihu in Assam.

Celebration Activities

• Pongal Cooking: Traditional preparation of sweet Pongal in clay pots
• Kite Flying: Colorful kite festival symbolizing reaching new heights
• Rangoli Designs: Beautiful kolam patterns with rice flour
• Sugarcane Decoration: Traditional decorations with sugarcane and turmeric plants
• Til-Gul Distribution: Exchanging sesame and jaggery sweets with blessings

Special Rituals

• Surya Namaskar at sunrise
• Charitable donations and feeding the poor
• Worship of cattle and agricultural tools
• Community thanksgiving prayers

Family Event - Children especially welcome for kite flying!

FREE Entry - Pongal prasad for all participants