Harvest Festival of Andhra Pradesh Archives

Makara Sankranti | Makara Sankranti | Sankranti | Pongal

Makar Sankranti – a new beginning, a new start! A multifaceted popular Hindu festival, be it from the harvest point of view or due to celestial changes taking place on this day, people from different parts of the country celebrate it in their own special way. The state of Tamil Nadu refers to Sankranthi as […]

The Harvest Festival , Pongal Festival, Sankranti Festival

‘Pongal’ is a harvest festival that is equivalent to Thanksgiving for Tamil. In an agricultural based civilisation harvest plays an important role. Farmers cultivating their lands depend on cattle for ploughing the soil. Also, correct precipitation in the form of rainfall and the Sun. Hence, farmer expresses his gratitude to these essential items, once a […]