{"id":498700,"date":"2024-01-14T14:57:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T09:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=498700"},"modified":"2024-01-14T14:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T09:27:27","slug":"amit-shah-makar-sankranti-shree-jagannath-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/amit-shah-makar-sankranti-shree-jagannath-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Makar Sankranti: Amit Shah offers prayers at Shree Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday offered prayers at Shree Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. After offering prayers he also fed the temple elephants and later went for the kite flying festival at Vejalpur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this festival devotees make offerings to the Hindu diety Surya on Makar Sankranti. This day marks the first day of the sun\u2019s transit into the Makara, marking the end of the winter solstice and start of longer days. The festival is celebrated on January 14 every year, known by various names in different parts of India such as Pongal, Bihu and Maghi. Devotees in several parts of India performed rituals at different ghats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u091c\u092f \u091c\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0928\u093e\u0925<br><br>\u0906\u091c \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0923 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0935\u0928 \u0905\u0935\u0938\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0905\u0939\u092e\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0928\u093e\u0925 \u091c\u0940 \u092e\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u0935 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u0928 \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u0941 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936\u0935\u093e\u0938\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0932\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0923 \u0935 \u0938\u092e\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0940\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uRCztok1VC\">pic.twitter.com\/uRCztok1VC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah\/status\/1746453807691944367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Gujarat, the festival is celebrated as Uttarayan as it marks the first day of the sun\u2019s transit into the Makara. Gujarat is well known for its international Kite Flying Festival. During this festival after finishing their morning prayers, people gather on their terraces with colourful kites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"gu\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0a89\u0aa4\u0acd\u0aa4\u0ab0\u0abe\u0aaf\u0aa3\u0aa8\u0abe \u0aaa\u0abe\u0ab5\u0aa8 \u0aaa\u0ab0\u0acd\u0ab5\u0aa8\u0ac0 \u0ab8\u0acc\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0ab9\u0abe\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aa6\u0abf\u0a95 \u0ab6\u0ac1\u0aad\u0a95\u0abe\u0aae\u0aa8\u0abe\u0a93. \u0a86 \u0aaa\u0abe\u0ab5\u0aa8 \u0aaa\u0ab0\u0acd\u0ab5 \u0a86\u0aaa\u0aa8\u0abe \u0a9c\u0ac0\u0ab5\u0aa8\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 \u0ab8\u0ac1\u0a96, \u0ab8\u0aae\u0ac3\u0aa6\u0acd\u0aa7\u0abf \u0a85\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0a89\u0aa4\u0acd\u0aa4\u0aae \u0ab8\u0acd\u0ab5\u0abe\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa5\u0acd\u0aaf \u0aaa\u0acd\u0ab0\u0aa6\u0abe\u0aa8 \u0a95\u0ab0\u0ac7. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dSEuhbm5GG\">pic.twitter.com\/dSEuhbm5GG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah\/status\/1746383366818345259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People are often heard shouting Kai Po Che to the losing team. Other than that, people eat delicacies like Chikki, which is made of sesame seeds, peanuts, and Undhiyu, which is made of winter vegetables. The Festivals of Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bhogali Bihu, Uttarayan mark the harvesting season of crops as the winter season ends and ushers in the spring. People enjoy the fruits of a good harvest and celebrate these festivals. This also underlines the need to preserve the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This festival is also known to strengthen the bond of friendship and is known for making khidhdi, kite flying, sesame sweets, and coconut laddoos. Makar Sankranti gives the message that winter season is now leaving. A large number of devotees take holy dips at different rivers in Uttar Pradesh and perform religious rituals on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this festival devotees make offerings to the Hindu diety Surya on Makar Sankranti. 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