The festival of Harvest in India
@aninditasen (16397)
Raurkela, India
January 13, 2022 6:34am CST
Today and tomorrow is the Harvest Festival all over India. Tomorrow is Makar Sankranti. In Bengal it's called "Posh Parban" in the North it's called " Lohri" in the South it's "Pongal" and in Assam it's called " Bihu". Goddess Lakshmi is given offerings on this day for a good harvest and a prosperous year. I offered " Gujia" which is done in our house.
In olden days women used to do this puja at coasts in Odisha. The Paradip was a coast of trader. They ask the Goddesses for their husband's safe journey and their prosperous business.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jan 22
In this chilly winter and covid deaths it's very natural that people will loose interest in this festival. We can only pray at home.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jan 22
@Kandae11 Yes, it is so. In previous years the tribal community here used to dance through the roads and we used to watch it from our terrace.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Feb 22
@aninditasen Thanks for the information.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
13 Feb 22
It isn't a holiday for all in India. Only that people prepare delicacies and offer prayers with those delicacies to Goddess Lakshmi.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jan 22
I too had Pongal food quite a number of times from my friends and neighbours when we were in Bhubaneswar.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jan 22
Yes, I know the festival of kites is very famous in Gujarat.
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@aninditasen (16397)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jan 22
Yes, this has been passed to us by our forefathers from generations together.
@RebeccasFarm (89873)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Jan 22
This is a wonderful festival thanks for sharing. I love to learn all about the different many festivals in India.
@jstory07 (139742)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Mar 22
I would love to go to one of your festival they sound like a lot of fun.
