From the popular customary greeting of ‘til gul ghya aani god god bola (eat sesame and jaggery and talk sweet)’ of Maharashtra to flying colourful kites across the sky, and the smell of laddoos, barfis and desi ghee wafting from kitchens are typical of
Makar Sankranti has arrived in the city!
Along with celebrating Sankranti, communities in
Raipur
also celebrated harvest festivals like Magh Bihu, Uttarayan, Lohri, and Pongal.
While each region has its own unique rituals associated with the festival, what connects all these pan-India celebrations is three ingredients – jaggery, til (sesame) and rice. Each of these are used in abundance, in almost all the dishes prepared for the bhog and feast. In
Chhattisgarh
, people celebrate
Hareli
and the food like chila roti, muthiya, angarkar roti, chousera roti etc are prepared at home.
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