These 8 places are perfect to see the beauty of Makar Sankranti, definitely see the celebration here

The festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated every year with great enthusiasm all over India on 14 January. This year this festival will be celebrated on 14 and 15 January. In such a situation, the brightness of this festival is visible all around. Especially in some states of India, this festival is celebrated with different traditions and customs. In such a situation, if you want to see its brightness on the festival of Sankranti and want to celebrate this festival with pomp, then you must visit these 8 places once…
 
Tamil Nadu

Sankranti is known as Pongal in Tamil Nadu. Here it is a four-day festival that is celebrated with great pomp. Here the first day is celebrated as Bhogi – Pongal, the second day as Surya – Pongal, the third day as Mattu – Pongal, and the fourth day as Kanya – Pongal. Sweet Pongal and Vadai are prepared to be eaten on this day and the streets are decorated with colorful decorations. Competitions to tame the bulls are also organized here.

Andhra Pradesh

Sankranti is a major festival in Andhra Pradesh. The festival is marked by the cooking of traditional dishes like colorful Rangoli, Payasam, and Chakkar Pongal. Bull-taming competitions are held here too and there is a lot of dancing and singing in the streets.

Maharashtra

In Maharashtra also the festival of Sankranti is celebrated with various traditional activities. On this day colorful kites are flown in the air and at night there are bonfires and other activities like traditional dance and music.

A state in Eastern India

Sankranti is a major festival in Bihar. Here there is a tradition of eating Dahi Chuda on Sankranti. Along with this, this festival is celebrated here by kite flying and donation-bathing, etc.

Nepal

The festival of Sankranti is specially celebrated not only in India but also in Nepal. On this day people thank God for a good harvest. Here this festival is called the harvest festival or the festival of farmers.

Uttar Pradesh

Fairs are also organized on the Ganga Ghats on the occasion of Sankranti in Uttar Pradesh. In the entire state, it is known as the Khichdi festival or the festival of charity.

 
Punjab and Haryana

In Punjab and Haryana, a day before Sankranti, this festival is known as Lohri. Where Agni Dev is worshiped by lighting a fire in the wood and sesame seeds, jaggery, rice, and roasted maize are offered in it. People feed each other sweets made of sesame and perform Lohri folk songs and dances.

Gujarat

The festival of Sankranti is celebrated with great pomp in Gujarat. Here on this day, colorful kites are flown in the sky. There is also traditional dance and music, and stalls selling sweets and other eatables are set up in the streets.