Food
Name 3 foods prepared during sankranti.
Til-gul, Pongal, puran poli, Makrat (kichidi), and halwa
For how many days is Makara Sankranti usually celebrated?
2 - 4 days
Which largest pilgrimage happens during Sankranti
Kumba Mela
Which temple in the state of Kerala celebrates sankranti which is well known in India?
Mahara vilakku at Sabarimala.
On Sankranti sun enters from ------ to ---------- and
enters ---------- zodiac sign
dakshinayan to uttarayan and makara (capricorn)
Name a major crop harvested during sankranti.
Sugarcane
What are the different types of Hindu calendars?
Lunar and Solar
Which sannyasi (adi guru) is attributed to Prayaga confluence
Adi Sankaracharya
Which is the largest temple dedicated to Sun God in the world
Konarak in Odisha.
What is the name of Sun God's spouse.
Saranyu/Sanjana. Chaya is the shadow image of Saranyu.
What is the significance of making pongal in a clay pot?
It signifies the panch-bootha (pot - earth, ghee and water- water, wood fire - fire, the water vapor - gas and finally presenting it to Sun represents ether.
Name 3 different names for Makara Sankranti.
Maghi, Lohri, Pongal, Magh Bigu, Pedda Pandaga, and Sukarat.
Which Tamil saints birthday coincides during Sankranti
Thiruvalluvar
Makara Sankranti is the time of Pilgrimage when devotees dips in holy river to wash off their sins. Name three states where devotees take holy bath during Makara Sankranti.
Uttar Pradesh(Kumbh Mela) and West Bengal(Gangasagar or Sagardweep Mela), Jharkand (Tusu Mela), Orissa (Makar Mela)
Gayatri Mantra was known to this world through this person
Brahma rishi vishwamitra
Name the ingredients of Puran Poli
channa dhal, jaggery, elaichi, all-purpose floor
Name a sacred Hindu text where significance of Surya is mentioned
Gayatri Mantra in Rig Veda
Aadi festival in Mahalakshmi Temple in Tamil madu during Sankranti has what tradition?
Break coconuts on the heads of willing devotees
At Which four holy locations is Kumbha Mela held?(celebrated every 12 years)
Haridwar, Prayag, Ujjayin, Nashik
Name all children of Surya
Shani, Yama, Yamuna, Twins Ashwini Kumar
What does Telugu phrase muggu means
Muggu means Rangoli. During Sankranti people decorate their houses by drawing Rangoli with colors.
How old is Makara Sankranti tradition?
Is mentioned as Maha Mela in Mahabarata, hence atleast 5000 years old/from Mahabarata times.
What are the two different traditions to calculate Sankranti
Nirayana and Sayana systems
How is Sankranti called in the state of Himachal Pradesh
Maha Saaji. Saaji means start of new month.
What is the name of Sanatana Dharma tradition that worships Sun as the primary God.
Sowram