•Tuesday, January 15, 2008
'Kranthi' means change and 'Sankranthi' means a good change. Since Sun enters the Makara/Capricorn sign, we call it as 'Makara Sankranthi'. Between the months of Margasira and Pushyam is where the sun takes its entry into Capricorn sign. In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna has declared, "Among the months, I am the month of Margasira". The Margasira month is the crown among the twelve months, since the world experiences the abundance of the harvested food grains with joy. That's why we celebrate Makara Sankranthi as a Rice Harvest festival. It is also considered as a Thanksgiving day, to everyone who contributed their best, to the Gods, to the Sun and the Cattle.
We celebrate this festival mostly by decorating the front of the entrance door with rangoli designs, by flying kites and by preparing recipes which includes rice. Now, here are my rangoli patterns.
Source :
rediff.com
For another significance of Makara Sankranthi, click here.
We celebrate this festival mostly by decorating the front of the entrance door with rangoli designs, by flying kites and by preparing recipes which includes rice. Now, here are my rangoli patterns.
Source :
rediff.com
For another significance of Makara Sankranthi, click here.
9 comments:
Happy Sanktanthi ... very nice pattern :-)
May everybody have good harvesting next season :-)
Happy Sankranti to you too Kalpana ! Nice blog , keep blogging .
Happy Sankranthi!.
Your rangoli patern is very beautiful!
Same to ya Kalpz!
Keshi.
happy pongal.. :P
Hello Kalpana, Nice blog you have...wonderful looking rangoli...
btw are you blogging from India...if so, let me know if you would be interested to be part of Arusuvai Friendship Chain, drop me a mail at cooking4allseasons@gmail.com
hey.. chimpesav kada muggu.. Happy Sankranthi.
happy Sankranti..better late than never-right!!
azer mantessa, krystyna, keshi, drama div@, sush : thanks..... :)
pooja, divya : thanks and welcome...
srivalli : thanks and welcome. I am blogging from India and will do.