story of sankranti festivel ? why do we selabrate sankranti?what are the cause of sankranti?

Answer 1

Makara Sakranti

Makar Sankranti is the only Hindu festival which is based on the Solar calendar rather than the Lunar calendar. The festival is celebrated by taking dips in the Ganga or any river and offering water to the Sun god. The dip is said to purify the self and bestow punya. Special puja is offered as a thanksgiving for good harvest.

Since the festival is celebrated in the mid winter, the food prepared for this festival are such that they keep the body warm and give high energy. Laddu of til made with Jaggery (Gur)is specialty of the festival.In Maharshtra it is called 'Tilgul', but the place where it is celebrated with much pomp is Andhra Pradesh, where the festival is celebrated for 3 days and is more of a cultural festival unlike an auspicious day as in other parts of india.



This is a Hindu festival celebrated on the day the sun enters the zodiac sign (rashi) of Capricorn (Makar) called as Makar sankranti. To compensate for the gap occurring due to the revolution of the sun, every eighty years the day of Makar sankranti is postponed by one day. The northward revolution (Uttarayan) of the sun begins on this day. In the year 2007, Makar sankranti falls on January 14.

Significance

The period from the passage of the sun into the zodiac sign of Cancer (Karka) till the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makar sankranti) is called the southward revolution (dakshinayan). A person who dies during this period of the southward revolution of the sun has a greater chance of going to the southward region (hell or Yamalok) than one who dies during the northward revolution.

Sankranti is considered to be a deity. According to Hindu mythology, the deity Sankranti slayed a demon called Sankarasur on the day of Makar sankranti. The Hindu religious almanac (Panchang) provides detailed information on the form, age, clothing, direction of movement, etc., of the deity Sankranti in accordance to the changes occurring as per the time (kal). The day followed by Makar sankrant is called Kinkrant or Karidin. On this day, the female deity (devi) slayed the demon Kinkarasur.

According to the science of Spirituality, during the period of the passage of the sun into Capricorn, since sesame seeds (or sesame oil) have greater ability to absorb sattva frequencies than any other seeds or their oil, they facilitate smooth spiritual practice during this period. According to Ayurveda, since Makar sankrant falls in winter, consumption of sesame seeds is beneficial, as the oil in the sesame seeds generates body heat, preventing the ill effects of the cold. Hence, maximum use of sesame seeds is made on Makar sankranti.

Thus, in celebration of Makar sankranti, one should bathe with water containing sesame (oil or seeds), eat and distribute sweets containing sesame seeds, such as tilgul (sesame seeds coated with sugar syrup or jaggery), offer sesame seeds to brahmans (Hindu priests), lighting lamps of sesame oil in a temple of Lord Shiva, and perform a rite for one's departed ancestors (pitrushraddha) by making an offering of sesame. The use of sesame in an offering to ancestors (shraddha) prevents negative energies like demons, etc., from posing obstacles in the rite.

Answer 2

We get all agricultural produce from land with different kinds of plants and herbs and with the elements of nature.Amongst nature 'Sun' plays a vital role in synthesis and manufacture of food for the living beings in Animal kingdom.
Also,Animals play a vital role in agriculture by giving their service as well manures for cultivation.
As an occasion to thank God and Nature and animals that help us, we celebrate the Sankranthi Pongal Festival.

Answer 3

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