Why Indians celebrate 14 January and which type of festival Makar Sankranti is?
14 January Indian festival Makar Sankranti
The festival of Makar Sankranti is being celebrated on 14 January in this year i.e. 2021. On this day people prepare sesame seeds and special khichdi. At the same time, kites are also flown on this festival in many parts of the country, however, this time due to the corona virus epidemic, the festival will not be as slow as every year. Makar Sankranti is depicted in the scriptures as a festival of bathing, charity and meditation. On this day, the Sun enters Uttarayan and enters Capricorn. Khichdi is offered to Lord Surya on this day and items made from jaggery and til such as sesame laddus, gajak, revdi are distributed as prasad.
Such is the recognition of khichdi on Makar Sankranti
You would know that on Makar Sankranti, khichdi is eaten in addition to sesame laddus, curd chuda, but do you know the reason behind it, if not then let us tell. Behind the tradition of eating khichdi on Makar Sankranti is the story of Baba Gorakhnath, who is called an incarnation of Lord Shiva. At the time of Khilji's invasion, the Nath yogis could not get time to cook food due to the struggle with Khilji. This often left yogis hungry and weakened. To solve this problem, Baba Gorakhnath advised to cook dal, rice and vegetables as one.
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How to make khichdi
1. Soak one cup of rice and one cup of lentils in a bowl of water.
2. Put two spoons of ghee in the pan and heat it for a while. Then add 1/4 cup chopped onions, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, salt as per taste, ginger paste or powder, garlic paste or powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and coriander powder and mix well. .