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Makar Sankranti


           
                        
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Offerings                    Ritual                 Seesame                 Akshay Kumar


 
Makar Sankranti Song

"Tilgul ghya goad goad bola" is a very common slogan on this day in Maharashtra.It means "take sweet seesame and talk sweet".Makar Sankranti is the day on which the sun enters the 10th house of the Indian zodiac i.e. Makara or Capricorn.That is the transition(Sankramana) of Sun in Makara on its celestial path, hence, the name Makara Sankranti is given to this largest, most auspicious, but varied festivals in the Indian subcontinent.
 

It usually falls in the middle of January.This is significant considering that it marks the beginning of the gradual increase of the duration of the day. Traditionally,this has been one of the several harvest days.Because of the geography and size of India, this festival is celebrated for innumerable reasons depending on the climate, agricultural environment, cultural background and location.
 

The time from sunrise to sunset on Makar-sankrant is auspicious. A Holy dip during this period carries special significance.Those who take a Holy dip in the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krushna and Kauveri at the Holy places situated on the banks of these rivers acquire the highest merit.
 

                                                                  

                              
                                    Offerings
 

Haldi Kumkum

The period from Makarsankrant to Rathsaptami is an auspicious period.Any donation and meritorious deeds in this period prove very fruitful.An offering of followings things is done as per the indivisual capability - food, new vessels, a cow, a horse, clothings, food,sesame seeds, jaggery, gold or a piece of land.
 

Married women organise a ceremony of haldi-kumkum (applying vermilion and turmeric on the forehead of another woman) and gift them articles.The married woman give sesame seeds and jaggery to unmarried ones as an offering and take things from them.
 

Giving a gift amounts to surrendering to the Divinity in the other, through the body, mind and wealth. Since the period of sankrant is favourable for spiritual practice, a gift given during this period results in bestowal of Divine grace and the self desire is fulfilled.
 

                                                                           
 

Ritual

 

Sugad


A bath is taken with water containing sesame seeds and "Utne"(scented powder) is applied to body before the bath.Then Gods are worshipped and small mud pots called "Sugad" (Marathi word) are taken and Vermilion and turmeric powder are applied to the pots.
 

A thread is tied around them.They are then filled with vermilion,turmeric,carrots,jujube,fruits,pods, sugarcane pieces,cotton, chickpeas, sesame seeds with jaggery etc.Five pots are placed on a wooden plate,a design of rangoli is drawn around the plate and worshipped.Three of these are gifted to married women,one is offered to the tulsi plant and one is retained.
 

In Maharashtra people exchange Sugar-made "Phutane" with each other and say "Tilgul Ghya Goad Goad Bola" ie "eat  sweets and talk sweet".Also people eat Laddus(Balls) made of "Teel"(Saasame)called "Teelache Laddu"The offering sesame seeds to Brahmans, lighting lamps of sesame oil in a temple of Lord Shiva is performed.
 

On this day it is a tradition to fly kites in the sky.In the state of Gujarath kites flying on this day is a major event and full family is engrossed the whole day in kites flying.
 

                                                                   
 

Significance of sesame seeds

 

Seesame Laddus & Putane


It is beleived that using sesame seeds wash away all the sins.Those who apply sesame seed oil and utane to the body, bathe in water mixed with sesame seeds, drink water mixed with sesame seeds, perform a sacrificial fire, make an offering of sesame seeds and make similar use of sesame seeds, are liberated of all the sins.

Since sankrant falls in winter,consuming sesame seeds is proved to be beneficial.Since sesame seeds have a greater ability to absorb and emit sattva frequencies, consuming tilgul helps improve spiritual practice. Distributing tilgul to one another results in an exchange of the sattva compone.

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