Makara Sankaranti – Uttarayan
Makara Sankranti or Uttarayan, is a festival in the Hindu calendar, dedicated to the deity Surya (sun). It is observed each year in January. It marks the first day of the sun’s transit into Makara (Capricorn), marking the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of longer days.This is considered to be the most holy festival of the year.
The Sun god has played an important role in Hindu tradition, and the Gayatri Mantra from the Rig Veda is dedicated to Savitr — a form of the Sun god. At the same time, the sun is also an energy-giver, and, therefore, significant outside of the religious connotation. Surya Namaskar as an element of Yoga a Hindu form of worship and a symbolic act of acknowledgement of a star (the sun) in the sustainment of humanity. “Yoga for Health, Health for Humanity” So, we all should celebrate this transit and worship lord Sun with Surya Namaskar.
As we all know that lord sun is the inexhaustible storehouse and the source of light and energy. Without sunlight creatures and vegetation would cease to exist. People will lose their life sustaining vitality. Lack of nourishing substances would lead to the end of creation.
Sun’s existence, movements and positions in the cosmos are so important. sun earns our respect, admiration and reverence.
Makar Sankranti also heralds the arrival of spring.To hindus, the sun stands for knowledge, spiritual light and wisdom.
Makara Sakranti shows that let the light within us shine brighter and brighter. We should gradually begin to grow in purity, wisdom, and knowledge.
Generally on this day we celebrate by by giving gifts to elders and needy people with warm blankets,clothes, foods like khichdi( it’s a delicious and nutritious food made by rice and moong dal with turmeric and some salt with ghee), til daan , vastra daan, shram daan etc.
In some regions they welcome like spring season to enjoy kite festival ..and social gathering to share food and happiness with these games of kite flying .. Everyone enjoys natural sunbathing with this festival.
Health aspect: we eat sesame, jaggery,rice moong dal khichdi ( pongal), ghee , dal pakoda, kanji vada, rice foods etc …we share and eat the food..it gives good nutrition like Vitamin D, iron, Vitamin B, omega fatty acids…it improves digestive fire and good luck to healthy digestion and absorption too.
Saturday session: We are celebrating *Uttrayana parv* as
(14 january ..Makar Sakranti) with Suryanamaskar with Surya meditation at 5.30 to 6.30 pm.
Please join us to pray Sun for this auspicious start of this beautiful new year to get positive health, happiness and prosperity
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