Happy LOHRI, SANKRANTI AND PONGAL

to all members, readers and friends.
 

Lohri marks the sun’s entry in to the ‘Makar Rashi’ (northern hemisphere).

The period, beginning from 14 January lasting till 14 July, is known as Uttarayan.

It is also the last day of the month of Maargazhi, the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

The Bhagawad Gita deems it an extremely sacred and auspicious time, when Lord Krishna manifests himself most tangibly. And so, across India, people celebrate the month and the prodigious harvest it brings – Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Bihu in Assam, Bhogi in Andhra Pradesh and the Sankranti in Karnataka, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.