Makar Sankranti is an important festival dedicated to Surya, the Hindu sun god, marked by ritual bathing. It is also celebrated as a harvest festival, signifying the gathering of various winter crops.

The Harvest Festival, hosted by FARM SMART, an educational outreach program of the University of California Agriculture and ...

Historical Reasons Pongal Became Tamil Nadu’s Harvest Festival: The significance of Pongal is to thank nature, particularly the Sun God, for a successful harvest. (Photo source: Freepik ...

The preparations for the region's inaugural harvest festival are well underway. The two-day Riverina Harvest Festival in ...

Due to above freezing temperatures and Big Woods Lake thawing the Ice Harvest Festival has been canceled for this year.

Regional Variations Known by different names in different regions like Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan, Lohri, Bihu, this harvest festival is a celebration of ingredients. The food prepared and ...

Families come together to thank nature, the sun, and farm animals for a bountiful harvest. The festival gets its name from the special dish “Pongal,” made by boiling rice with jaggery and milk.

Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is a time to celebrate the year’s agricultural produce and the hard work of farmers in bringing it to the table. What better way to celebrate than by ...

A beloved tradition in the Cedar Valley is unfortunately cancelled for the 2025 season. Normally, here in Iowa we hear news ...

When is Bhogali Bihu? Know the correct date, shubh muhurat, history, significance, rituals and celebration of Assam's grand harvest festival.

Though several farmlands have disappeared, these fresh produce for the annual harvest festival come from nearby villages. Bengaluru is surrounded by a ring of villages and towns like Hoskote ...