7/5/2023 0 Comments Regi pandu in tamil![]() ![]() A bonfire is lit and the delicacy for the day is Til laddu. On day one, family members, particularly children, are showered with the 'Regi Pandu' fruit to ward off evil. Traditionally, Pongal is celebrated over a period of three days as Bhogi, Sankranti and Kanuma. Here’s what the city is doing this Sankranthi, more importantly, what’s cooking! The Nawabi city, which is home to different communities from different parts of the country celebrates the festival in an equally myriad cultural forms. It’s that time of the year again with colour everywhere, where the sky is dotted with kites and the floors of every household are adorned with rangoli. The following day is celebrated as 'Maghi' were lamps are lit, sweets like goodke, gajak, ravadi and peanuts are relished and adding the much-essential Punjabi flavour, is the dance form Bhangra. Sweets, sugarcane, ravadi, lakdi, ghee and rice are thrown in the bonfire and all the relatives of the family gather together and go around the bonfire. January being the coldest month of the year, huge bonfires are lit on the eve of Sankranti which is celebrated as 'Lohri' by Punjabis. The menu for the day includes ‘Peethey puli’ which is made from rice, palm jaggery and coconut. Children participate by making a ‘mera meri ghaar’ with bamboo sticks, which is lit later. In Bengal, the festival is called ‘Poush Sankranti’. And their speciality are sweets like Ghevar, Til-paati, Gajak and kheer and festive meals known as ‘Sakrat Bhoj. The first day they fly kites and on the second day special recipies such as Undhiyu (mixed winter vegetable) and chikkis made from til (sesame), peanuts and jaggery are made. The first day is Uttarayan and the second day, Vasi-Uttarayan. It is a one of the major festivals known as 'Utran' which is celebrated for two days. On the second say a ritual called ‘Ellu Birodhu’, a plate containing fried groundnuts, dry coconut, jaggery and sugarcane is given to the 'muthaidhe' or married woman and other dear ones in the family. The first day has a variety of dishes such as Bhajra roti, Bhartha (a curry which includes all vegetables) along with pongal. The festival is known as Suggi which is celebrated for two days. ![]() On the third day, all the ladies of the house offer food to the crows. The next day, Pongal gives thanks to the Sun God. Sweets like Bobbatlu, Til laddus and Payasam are offered in prayers. The first day is celebrated as Bhogi, when old clothes and materials are disposed of by setting them alight, marking the end of the old year and beginning of the new. ![]()
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