Sankranti

Sun enters the Leo zodiac on August 17 and this day is named as Singh Sankranti. Singh Sankranti is observed every year when the Sun stays in Leo for around one month. Astrologically, the position of Sun with respect to the ...

One of the most auspicious Hindu festivals, Makar Sankranti is celebrated with a lot of fervour across the nation. The excitement around this festival starts building up weeks before. It is the only Hindu festival, which is observed as per the ...

Makar Sankranti is considered to be one of the most important festivals in India. This festival is believed to bless individuals with spiritual blessings and various worldly gains. Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the Shukla Paksha of Poush Masa, though the date ...

For most of us, who have grown up in India, there is a particular fruit, vegetable or food item that we associate with a given festival. It would not be wrong to say that it is that particular food item which ...

India is a land of festivals, with each festival having its own special significance. With over a dozen festivals being celebrated around the year, it is important that each of them does not lose out on its significance. One of the ...

For any festival, one does not really feel the essence of the same unless and until the surroundings are decorated in a befitting manner. The same holds good for the southern festival of Pongal as well. This year the festival will ...

Spicy Pongal, or kara Pongal, is a traditional South Indian dish. Also known as ven Pongal, it is mainly offered as a naivedyam food along with sweet Pongal. This year the festival will start on 11 January and it will continue ...

Makar Sankranti is a very auspicious festival that is celebrated across India and this year it will be on 14 January. For farmers, it is a harvest festival. And according to astrology, it is the time that the sun changes its ...

Pongal is observed across the globe and is richly celebrated in India and this year it will be celebrated on 14 January. The word 'Pongal' means 'boiling over of the rice in the cooking pot' in both Tamil and Telugu. Though ...

Makar Sankranti is one of the most awaited holidays that comes at the beginning of the year, apart from Republic Day. Makar Sankranti is celebrated with pomp and show in both the rural as well as urban India. This harvest festival ...

Many homes in India go through a major spring cleaning before any festival and there are several reasons behind this. According to the old school of thought, it is said that the home is cleaned thoroughly since the Gods who make ...

Pongal is a harvest festival that is celebrated in South India. This festival is celebrated with great excitement and grandeur in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andra Pradesh. This year the festival will start on 15 January ...