Saturday, January 14, 2006

Sankranthi - India's biggest harvest festival



Naksha and her cousin (both 8 yrs of age) dressed on the occasion of Makara Sankranthi. This is the day when the sun begins its northward journey. Certain Hindu festivals are associated with the annual cycle of seasons. Pongal in the South is celebrated to mark the withdrawal of the southeast monsoons as well as the reaping of the harvest. It is the biggest harvest festival, spread over three days.

Excerpt taken from here.

1 comments:

Sridhar said...

happy mak sak (sounds cooler than makar sakaranti)...
ur last post is dated 12/31/05 !!! U posted after 15 days... what happened to you. And dont tell me you are busy.
A person stops blogging if he's getting old or if he is seeing someone... I guess u r getting old :P