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Makara Sankranti — మకర సంక్రాంతి

makara saṅkrānti

January 14–17 · marks the sun's northward journey

Sankranti is a four-day harvest festival in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Streets fill with kolam (rangoli) designs, kites take to the sky, and families share sesame-jaggery sweets.

Greetings in Telugu

  • సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు

    saṅkrānti śubhākāṅkṣalu

    "Happy Sankranti!"

    universal

Customs & traditions

  • ✦Bhogi — burning old things on day one to welcome the new
  • ✦Drawing intricate muggu (rangoli) at the doorstep
  • ✦Flying kites in open fields
  • ✦Visiting relatives with sweets

Traditional foods

  • అరిసెలు

    ariselu

    Jaggery-rice sweet discs

  • పులగం

    pulagaṁ

    Sweet pongal

  • తిల్ లడ్డూ

    til laḍḍū

    Sesame-jaggery balls

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