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Makar Sankaranti And Its Significance
Makar Sankaranti is one of the important festivals of the Hindus, observed across India. It is basically a harvest festival celebrated at the transition of the sun to Makara Rashi (Capricon) Hence it is a festival dedicated to the Sun God. It signifies the beginning of the harvest season with the culmination of the Northeast monsoon in India.
Makar Sankaranti is the blossoming of life in all its buzz from a period of cessation of auspicious activities (mid December to Jan 14) . It marks the auspicious beginning of a new phase in accordance to the Hindu culture. It also marks the cessation of the chiller days to the beginning of the warmer days.
Sankranti In Mythology
According to mythology, it is believed that the Sun God visits the house of His son, Shani or Saturn, though He does not have high regards for him on Sankranti. It is also the day when Lord Vishnu ended the tyranny of the demons and hence considered as the beginning of the period when negativities are destroyed. It is also the day when King Bhagirath performed tapas to bring down the holy Ganga to the earth from heaven. Sankranti also marks the day when Bhishma, in Mahabharata awaited for the auspicious day to breathe his last on the bed of arrows.
Celebrating Makar Sankaranti
Sankranti is celebrated by taking a dip in the holy Ganges or Prayag. Special prayers are offered to Sun God. Though it is an important festival for the Hindus across the country, it is celebrated grandly in Tamilnadu for four days, called Pongal. The Pongal festival is celebrated as Sankaranti on the first day, Bhogi pandigai on the second day, Maatu Pongal on the third day and Kanum Pongal on the fourth day. Day. In Gujarat and Orissa, people fly kites on the day signifying their wish to reach the ultimate, God.
Spiritual Significance of Makar Sankaranti
Since Makar Sankaranti marks the beginning of an auspicious period from the dark days, it signifies one's awakening from ignorance to enlightenment.
So let us celebrate Pongal festival understanding its spiritual significance.
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